Load meaning

weight to be borne or conveyed

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

“the system broke down under excessive loads”

goods carried by a large vehicle

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

“he got a load on and started a brawl”

the power output of a generator or power plant

an onerous or difficult concern

“the burden of responsibility”

“that's a load off my mind”

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

fill or place a load on

“load a car”

“load the truck with hay”

provide (a device) with something necessary

“He loaded his gun carefully”

“load the camera”

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

“load the bags onto the trucks”

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

“adulterate liquor”