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Load \Load\ (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same
word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade},
{Lead}, v., {Lode}.]
1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for
conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;
as, a heavy load.
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He might such a load
To town with his ass carry. --Gower.
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2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some
specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel;
that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
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3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or
spirits; as, a load of care. " A . . . load of guilt."
--Ray. " Our life's a load." --Dryden.
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4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much
as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly
used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load
of hay; specifically, five quarters.
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5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
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6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton.
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7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime
mover when working.
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8. The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is
assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load
evenly among his employees.
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9. (Elec.) The device or devices that consume power from a
power supply.
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10. (Engineering) The weight or force that a structural
support bears or is designed to bear; the object that
creates that force.
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{Load line}, or {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the
outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks
in the water when loaded.

Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.
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Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]
1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a
cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a
lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as
to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.
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I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.
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I have loaden me with many spoils. --Shak.
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Those honors deep and broad, wherewith
Your majesty loads our house. --Shak.
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2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant]
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3. To magnetize. [Obs.] --Prior.
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{Loaded dice}, dice with one side made heavier than the
others, so that the number on the opposite side will come
up oftenest.
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