load
n 1: something to be borne or conveyed [syn: {loading}, {burden}]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;
"the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: {loading}]
3: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight},
{loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
4: (informal) an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate;
"he got a load on and started a brawl"
5: the power output of a generator or power plant
6: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of
responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden},
{encumbrance}, {incumbrance}, {onus}]
7: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite
boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn: {lode}]
8: the part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive
charge [syn: {warhead}, {payload}]
9: a device to which electrical power is delivered
v 1: fill or load; "load a car" [syn: {lade}, {laden}, {load up}]
2: provide with munition "He loaded his gun carefully" [syn: {charge}]
3: fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart" [syn: {stow}]
4: place a load on; "Load the cart with apples" [ant: {unload}]
5: put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags
onto the trucks"