Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: load, load_up, loading, payload

'load'

[load.n.01] as in: weight to be borne or conveyed

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'load'

[load.n.02] as in: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

Examples:
the system broke down under excessive loads

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'load'

[cargo.n.01] as in: goods carried by a large vehicle

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'load'

[load.n.04] as in: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

Examples:
he got a load on and started a brawl

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'load'

[load.n.05] as in: the power output of a generator or power plant

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'load'

[burden.n.01] as in: an onerous or difficult concern

Examples:
the burden of responsibility
that's a load off my mind

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'load'

[lode.n.01] as in: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

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'load'

[warhead.n.01] as in: the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

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'load'

[load.n.09] as in: electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

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'load'

[load.v.01] as in: fill or place a load on

Examples:
load a car
load the truck with hay

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'load'

[load.v.02] as in: provide (a device) with something necessary

Examples:
He loaded his gun carefully
load the camera

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'load'

[load.v.03] as in: transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

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'load'

[load.v.04] as in: put (something) on a structure or conveyance

Examples:
load the bags onto the trucks

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'load'

[load.v.05] as in: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

Examples:
adulterate liquor

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Origins

					load (English)
└── lode (Middle English (1100-1500))