3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Load  \Load\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Loaded};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Loading}.  Loaden  is  obsolete,  and  laden  belongs  to  lade.] 
  1.  To  lay  a  load  or  burden  on  or  in  as  on  a  horse  or  in  a 
  cart;  to  charge  with  a  load,  as  a  gun;  to  furnish  with  a 
  lading  or  cargo,  as  a  ship;  hence  to  add  weight  to  so  as 
  to  oppress  or  embarrass;  to  heap  upon 
 
  I  strive  all  in  vain  to  load  the  cart.  --Gascoigne. 
 
  I  have  loaden  me  with  many  spoils.  --Shak. 
 
  Those  honors  deep  and  broad,  wherewith  Your  majesty 
  loads  our  house.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Loading  \Load"ing\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  putting  a  load  on  or  into 
 
  2.  A  load;  cargo;  burden.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  loading 
  adj  :  designed  for  use  in  loading  e.g.  cargo;  "a  loading  dock";  "a 
  loading  chute  is  used  to  drive  cattle  into  a  truck  or 
  other  conveyance"  [syn:  {loading(a)}]  [ant:  {unloading}] 
  n  1:  something  to  be  borne  or  conveyed  [syn:  {load},  {burden}] 
  2:  a  quantity  that  can  be  processed  or  transported  at  one  time; 
  "the  system  broke  down  under  excessive  loads"  [syn:  {load}] 
  3:  the  ratio  of  the  gross  weight  of  an  airplane  to  some  factor 
  determining  its  lift 
  4:  goods  carried  by  a  large  vehicle  [syn:  {cargo},  {lading},  {freight}, 
  {load},  {payload},  {shipment},  {consignment}] 
  5:  the  labor  of  loading  something  "the  loading  took  2  hours" 
  [ant:  {unloading}] 

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