1. the load on an arch. 2. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces. 3. a load of firewood. 4. The quantity that is or can be carried at one time. 5. The share of work allocated to or required of a person, a machine, a group, or an organization. 6. The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system. 7. The camera has a full load of film. 8. A single charge of ammunition for a firearm. 9. Good news took a load off my mind. 10. A responsibility regarded as oppressive. 11. The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts. 12. The power output of a generator or power plant. 13. A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered. 14. A front-end load. 15. loads of parties during the holiday season. 16. Get a load of that new car! 17. Genetic load. 18. loading grain onto a train. 19. loaded the tanker with crude oil. 20. loaded the table with food. 21. was loaded with worries. 22. To charge (a firearm) with ammunition. 23. loaded tape into the recorder. 24. To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight. 25. loaded the question to trick the witness. 26. adulterate 27. To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance. 28. To increase (an insurance premium or a mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs. 29. To have or put runners on (all three bases). 30. To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory. 31. To mount (a diskette) onto a floppy disk drive. 32. To mount (a magnetic tape) onto a tape drive. 33. Container ships can load rapidly. 34. To charge a firearm with ammunition. 35. To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.
