load

Sense 1 noun

weight to be borne or conveyed

Sense 2 verb

fill or place a load on

load a car

Sense 3 noun

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

the system broke down under excessive loads

Sense 4 verb

provide (a device) with something necessary

He loaded his gun carefully

Sense 5 noun

goods carried by a large vehicle

Sense 6 verb

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

Sense 7 noun

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

he got a load on and started a brawl

Sense 8 verb

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

load the bags onto the trucks

Sense 9 noun

the power output of a generator or power plant

Sense 10 verb

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

adulterate liquor

Sense 11 noun

an onerous or difficult concern

the burden of responsibility

Sense 12 noun

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

Sense 13 noun

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

Sense 14 noun

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered