loading

[ loh-ding ]

/ ˈloʊ dɪŋ /

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noun

the act of a person or thing that loads.

that with which something is loaded; load, burden, or charge.

Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc.

Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to engine power (power loading), wing span (span loading), or wing area (wing loading).

Insurance. an addition to the net premium, to cover expenses and allow a margin for contingencies and profit.

Origin of loading

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at load, -ing¹

Words nearby loading

loaded, loaded for bear, loaded question, loader, loadie, loading, loading coil, loading program, loadmaster, loads, loadspace

Definition for loading (2 of 2)

load

[ lohd ]

/ loʊd /

noun

anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.

the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart.

this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload.

the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit.

the weight supported by a structure or part.

the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work.

something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her.

loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people.

the charge for a firearm.

a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares.

Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load).

Electricity.

the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer.
a device that receives power.

Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required.

Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river. Compare bed load.

Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight.

verb (used with object)

to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship.

to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often followed by down): They loaded us down with gifts.

to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often followed by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations.

to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm).

to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera.

to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera?

to take on as a load: a ship loading coal.

to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead.

Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses.

to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted.

to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother.

to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward.

Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning.

Fine Arts.

to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush).
to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas).

Metalworking.

(of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool).
(of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel).
(in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die).

Computers.

to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage.
to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive.

Electricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit.

verb (used without object)

to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually loads at the side door.

to load a firearm.

to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually followed by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses.

to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes.

adverb

loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money.

Origin of load

before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

SYNONYMS FOR load

7 weight, encumbrance.

16 lade.

18 weight, encumber.

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ANTONYMS FOR load

18 disburden.

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synonym study for load

7. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden : You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden.

OTHER WORDS FROM load

load·less, adjective re·load, noun, verb un·der·load, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH load

load lode

Example sentences from the Web for loading

“In wartime, one needs more serious things,” he explained, loading up blenders and juice makers.

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Those regulations that apply to aviation shipments are enforced by the FAA, and relate to the standards for packing and loading.

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The Malaysian report gives no indication of any problem in loading the consignment—or, if there was, what action was taken.

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They are loading a blue van, the tags of which also were changed next day.

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Of course, you already know that vegging out—that is, loading up on produce—is crucial for good health.

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Bright and early in the morning the mules and litters came, and we were three hours at work, loading and arranging everything.

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Plant was discovered directing the activities of several men, who were loading a light wagon with provisions and living utensils.

The Rules of the Game |Stewart Edward White
While we were loading our guns, to give her a second dose, she put up her helm, and endeavoured to join her consorts to leeward.

The Loss of the Royal George |W.H.G. Kingston
The charge made by the Railway for loading and unloading is 10d.

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The du Pont Co. developed an explosive called lyconite, and this was authorized for use in the loading of drop bombs.

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British Dictionary definitions for loading (1 of 2)

/ (ˈləʊdɪŋ) /

noun

a load or burden; weight

the addition of an inductance to electrical equipment, such as a transmission line or aerial, to improve its performance See loading coil

an addition to an insurance premium to cover expenses, provide a safer profit margin, etc

the ratio of the gross weight of an aircraft to its engine power (power loading), wing area (wing loading), or some other parameter, or of the gross weight of a helicopter to its rotor disc area (disc loading)

psychol the correlation of a factor, such as a personality trait, with a performance score derived from a psychological test

material, such as china clay or size, added to paper, textiles, or similar materials to produce a smooth surface, increase weight, etc

Australian and NZ a payment made in addition to a basic wage or salary to reward special skills, compensate for unfavourable conditions, etc

British Dictionary definitions for loading (2 of 2)

load

/ (ləʊd) /

noun

something to be borne or conveyed; weight

the usual amount borne or conveyed
(in combination)a carload

something that weighs down, oppresses, or burdens that's a load off my mind

a single charge of a firearm

the weight that is carried by a structure See also dead load, live load

electrical engineering electronics

a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc

the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure

the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc

an external force applied to a component or mechanism

a load of informal a quantity of a load of nonsense

get a load of informal pay attention to

have a load on US and Canadian slang to be intoxicated

shoot one's load slang (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to place or receive (cargo, goods, etc) upon (a ship, lorry, etc)

to burden or oppress

to supply or beset (someone) with in abundance or overwhelmingly they loaded her with gifts

to cause to be biased to load a question

(also intr) to put an ammunition charge into (a firearm)

photog to position (a film, cartridge, or plate) in (a camera)

to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)

insurance to increase (a premium) to cover expenses, etc

to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)

to add material of high atomic number to (concrete) to increase its effectiveness as a radiation shield

to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)

to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)

to apply force to (a mechanism or component)

computing to transfer (a program) to a memory

load the dice

to add weights to dice in order to bias them
to arrange to have a favourable or unfavourable position

Word Origin for load

Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade 1; related to lead 1

Medical definitions for loading (1 of 2)

[ lō′dĭng ]

n.

The administration of a substance for the purpose of testing metabolic function.

Medical definitions for loading (2 of 2)

load

[ lōd ]

n.

A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.

Scientific definitions for loading

load

[ lōd ]

The resistance, weight, or power drain sustained by a machine or electrical circuit. Compare effort.

The power output of a generator or power plant.

The amount of a pathogen or toxic substance present in an organism.

Idioms and Phrases with loading

load

In addition to the idioms beginning with load

loaded for bear
loaded question
load off one's feet
load off one's mind, a
load the dice

also see:

bricks shy of a load
carbo load
get a load of
take the load off

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Origin of loading

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