load

Noun

• electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

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

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

• an onerous or difficult concern
  • the burden of responsibility
    
  • that's a load off my mind
    

• the power output of a generator or power plant

• an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
  • he got a load on and started a brawl
    

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
  • the system broke down under excessive loads
    

• weight to be borne or conveyed

Verb

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

• put (something) on a structure or conveyance
  • load the bags onto the trucks
    

• transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

• provide (a device) with something necessary
  • He loaded his gun carefully
    
  • load the camera
    

• fill or place a load on
  • load a car
    
  • load the truck with hay
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  warhead , payload , lode , burden , encumbrance , incumbrance , onus , cargo , lading , freight , loading , shipment , consignment , adulterate , stretch , dilute , debase , charge , lade , laden , load up