loading Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun weight to be borne or conveyed
   load; burden.
   
2. noun a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
   load.
   
   • the system broke down under excessive loads
3. noun the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
   
4. noun goods carried by a large vehicle
   load; cargo; lading; shipment; consignment; freight; payload.
   
5. noun the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
   
   • the loading took 2 hours
6. verb fill or place a load on
   load; lade; load up; laden.
   
   • load a car
   • load the truck with hay
7. verb provide (a device) with something necessary
   load; charge.
   
   • He loaded his gun carefully
   • load the camera
8. verb transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
   load.
   
9. verb put (something) on a structure or conveyance
   load.
   
   • load the bags onto the trucks
10. verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
    load; stretch; dilute; debase; adulterate.
    
    • adulterate liquor

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