Heavy cargo
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noun
- The quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
- Whatever is put on a person or pack animal to be carried pack
"donkeys with heavy loads"
- Whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance cargo
"The ship was carrying a load of automobiles."
- A mass or weight supported by something
"branches bent low by their load of fruit"
- The forces to which a structure is subjected due to superposed weight or to wind pressure on the vertical surfaces
- Something that weighs down the mind or spirits
"took a load off her mind"
- A burdensome or laborious responsibility
"always carried his share of the load"
- An intoxicating amount of liquor drunk
- A large quantity lot
- A charge for a firearm
- The quantity of material loaded into a device at one time
- External resistance overcome by a machine or prime mover
- Power output (as of a power plant) or power consumption (as by a device)
- A device to which power is delivered
- The demand on the operating resources of a system (such as a telephone exchange or a refrigerating apparatus)
- Eyeful
- The amount of a deleterious or pathogenic agent, growth, or substance present in a human or animal body or test sample (as of blood or tissue)
"Recent advances in our knowledge about how HIV replicates sprang from new technology able to measure viral load—the level of HIV—in the blood. … The higher a person's viral load, the faster he or she gets sick."
- An amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor
- Genetic load
verb
- To put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.)
"load a truck with packages"
- To place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance
"load cargo/passengers"
- To encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening burden
"a company loaded down with debts"
- To place (something) as a burden or obligation
"load more work on him"
- To add a substance (such as a mineral salt) to (something) to improve a property (such as texture or fullness)
"… a method for preparing loaded paper pulp for use in the manufacture of paper …"
- To weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairly
- To fill (something) with one-sided or prejudicial influences bias
"Large EU states have served notice that they want to alter the majority voting quotas which load the system in favour of smaller states."
- To charge (words, questions, etc.) with multiple meanings (such as emotional associations or hidden implications)
"Sometimes, however, intensity loads a word to such an extent that it needs explaining."
- To weight (something, such as a test or survey) with factors influencing validity or outcome
"… the phrasing of the options was so heavily loaded in favor of closure that it had no research value."
- To supply (someone or something) in abundance or excess heap, pack
"load visitors with gifts"
- To put runners on (first, second, and third bases) in baseball
"The pitcher loaded the bases by walking three batters."
- To put a load or charge in (a device or piece of equipment)
"load a gun"
- To place or insert (something) especially as a load in a device or piece of equipment
"loaded the clothes into the washing machine"
- To cause (a program, data, etc.) to be copied or transferred (as from the Internet or a disk drive) into memory for use or display on a digital device
"Load a new program or game onto your hard disk, and you must run an installation program that decompresses the information held on the floppy disks."
- To put a supply of funds or resources into (an account, a gift card, etc.)
"She was told to go to the Dollar General Store and load a Google Play gift card with $100."
- To alter (something, such as an alcoholic drink) by adding an adulterant or drug
- To add a load to (an insurance premium)
- To add a sum to (something, such as a selling price) after profits and expenses are accounted for
- to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) —often used with up
- to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance
- to encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening : burden
- To receive a load
"waited while the truck finished loading"
- To put a load on or in a carrier, device, or container
- To go or go in as a load
"tourists loading onto a bus"
- To become copied or transferred (as from the Internet or a disk drive) into memory for use or display on a digital device
"The app loads quickly."
- to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) —often used with up
- to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance
- to encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening : burden
noun
- The percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft
noun
- The line on a ship indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when properly loaded see plimsoll mark
phrasal verb
- To burden or oppress with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening
"Our teachers loaded us down with homework."
noun phrase
- The amount of laundry that is placed into a washing machine
"I need to do a load of laundry."
idiom
- To unfairly make one possible result more likely than another
"We received information that would load the dice in favor of our arguments."
verb
- To consume a large amount of carbohydrates through food intake usually in order to improve performance in an upcoming athletic event (such as a marathon)
noun
- A constant load in a structure (such as a bridge, building, or machine) that is due to the weight of the members, the supported structure, and permanent attachments or accessories
noun
- The part of the total commission and expenses taken out of early payments under a contract plan for the periodic purchase of investment-company shares
This clue was used on April 9, 2025.
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