loading

noun

1. A cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
2. Load
3. Material used to load something filler

verb

1. To put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.)

   "load a truck with packages"

2. To place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance

   "load cargo/passengers"

3. To encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening burden

   "a company loaded down with debts"

4. To place (something) as a burden or obligation

   "load more work on him"

5. 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 …"

6. To weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairly
7. 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."

8. 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."

9. 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."

10. To supply (someone or something) in abundance or excess heap, pack

    "load visitors with gifts"

11. To put runners on (first, second, and third bases) in baseball

    "The pitcher loaded the bases by walking three batters."

12. To put a load or charge in (a device or piece of equipment)

    "load a gun"

13. To place or insert (something) especially as a load in a device or piece of equipment

    "loaded the clothes into the washing machine"

14. 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."

15. 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."

16. To alter (something, such as an alcoholic drink) by adding an adulterant or drug
17. To add a load to (an insurance premium)
18. To add a sum to (something, such as a selling price) after profits and expenses are accounted for
19. to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) —often used with up
20. to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance
21. to encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening : burden
22. To receive a load

    "waited while the truck finished loading"

23. To put a load on or in a carrier, device, or container
24. To go or go in as a load

    "tourists loading onto a bus"

25. 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."

26. to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) —often used with up
27. to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance
28. to encumber or oppress (someone or something) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening : burden

noun

1. An area at the side of a building where goods are loaded onto and unloaded from vehicles

noun

1. An area at the side of a building where goods are loaded onto and unloaded from vehicles

adjective

1. Semiautomatic

noun

1. A firearm that loads at the breech

   "The first really satisfactory American breechloader was developed at Harpers Ferry by Christian Sharps, whose superior gun helped make the word sharpshooter a common American noun."

2. a firearm that loads at the breech

verb

1. 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)

verb

1. To assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)

noun

1. A firearm that loads at the muzzle

   "The introduction of the breechloader more than doubled the rate of reloading and of fire and made it possible to do so, not standing as with the muzzleloader, but with the very substantial protection of the prone position."

2. a firearm that loads at the muzzle

verb

1. Unload