load
Truck's carried freight
A load is a burden, often a physical one but sometimes abstract.
Whatever a cargo or freight vehicle carries is called its load: A semi overturned and dropped its load on the Interstate.
In computing and cognitive contexts, load can refer to the amount of information being processed, sometimes with reference to a limit.
Load also has many slang meanings.
As a verb, load means to add to or create a load: Load the crates into the truck.
When something is loaded with a substance of quality, it has a large quantity of it: The new game is loaded with special effects.
To say that someone is loaded is an informal way of saying that they are drunk, or rich.
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
- haulPull or carry laboriously
lading · container · pallet · crate · manifest · merchandise · tonnage · truckload
Measure of heaviness
- strainExcessive stretching force
- pressureForce upon contact
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- responsibilityState of being answerable
obligation · hardship · encumbrance · onus · duty · liability · yoke · albatross
Strength or compulsion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- bearingPosture or orientation
tension · compression · torque · thrust · support · beam · structural · dead
Cost or accusation
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- currentDirected flow of charge
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
voltage · wattage · amperage · capacitor · transformer · generator · inductor · outlet
Weapon projectiles and charges
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- bulletFired metal projectile
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- magazineBound periodical with articles
clip · round · muzzle · breech · shell · caliber · powder · discharge
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
haul · lading · container · pallet · crate · manifest · merchandise · tonnage · truckload · shipload
weight
Measure of heaviness
responsibility · obligation · hardship · encumbrance · onus · duty · liability · yoke · albatross · millstone
force
Strength or compulsion
bearing · tension · compression · torque · thrust · support · beam · structural · dead · live
charge
Cost or accusation
resistance · voltage · wattage · amperage · capacitor · transformer · generator · inductor · outlet · grid
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
magazine · clip · round · muzzle · breech · shell · caliber · powder · discharge · misfire
wash
Clean using liquid
cycle · rinse · spin · detergent · fabric · basket · hamper · machine · drum · capacity
process
Steps toward a result
bandwidth · latency · throughput · cache · buffer · queue · runtime · boot · initialize · execute
- load upFill with cargo
- loaded upFilled to capacity
- take a load offInvitation to sit
- loading upFilling to capacity
- heavy loadSubstantial weight carried
- load of crapWorthless false talk
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