Load
Definition of Load
Pronunciation: lōd | n. | 1. | A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. | | 2. | The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading. | | 3. | That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. | | 4. | A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters. | | 5. | The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder. | | 6. | Weight or violence of blows. | | 7. | (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. | | 8. | The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load evenly among his employees. | | 9. | (Elec.) The device or devices that consume power from a power supply. | | 10. | (Engineering) The weight or force that a structural support bears or is designed to bear; the object that creates that force. | | v. t. | 1. | To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. | | 2. | To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. | | 3. | To magnetize. |
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