Loading vs. Load

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Difference Between Loading and Load

Loadingnoun

The process by which something is loaded.

The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.

Loadnoun

A burden; a weight to be carried.

I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.

Loadingnoun

(countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.

I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.

Loadnoun

(figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.

Loadingnoun

A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.

Loadnoun

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

The truck overturned while carrying a full load of oil.She put another load of clothes in the washing machine.
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Loadingnoun

A weighting or bias.

Loadnoun

(in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle

Loadingnoun

weight to be borne or conveyed

Loadnoun

A large number or amount.

I got loads of presents for my birthday!I got a load of emails about that.

Loadingnoun

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;

the system broke down under excessive loads

Loadnoun

The volume of work required to be performed.

Will our web servers be able to cope with that load?
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Loadingnoun

the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

Loadnoun

(engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.

Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons.

Loadingnoun

goods carried by a large vehicle

Loadnoun

(electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.

I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.

Loadingnoun

the labor of loading something;

the loading took 2 hours

Loadnoun

(engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.

Loadingadjective

designed for use in loading e.g. cargo;

a loading docka loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance

Loadnoun

(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.

Connect a second 24 ohm load across the power supply's output terminals.

Loadnoun

A unit of measure for various quantities.

Loadnoun

A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.

Loadnoun

The charge of powder for a firearm.

Loadnoun

(obsolete) Weight or violence of blows.

Loadnoun

The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.

Loadnoun

(euphemism) Nonsense; rubbish.

What a load!

Loadnoun

(computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.

All of those uncompressed images are going to slow down the page load.

Loadverb

(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).

The dock workers refused to load the ship.

Loadverb

(transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.

The longshoremen loaded the cargo quickly.He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.

Loadverb

(intransitive) To put a load on something.

The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.

Loadverb

(intransitive) To receive a load.

The truck is designed to load easily.

Loadverb

(intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.

The containers load quickly and easily.

Loadverb

(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.

I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.

Loadverb

(transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.

Now that you've loaded the film you're ready to start shooting.

Loadverb

(transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.

The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore.

Loadverb

(intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.

The cartridge was designed to load easily.

Loadverb

To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.

Click OK to load the selected data.

Loadverb

To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.

This program takes an age to load.

Loadverb

To put runners on first, second and third bases

He walks to load the bases.

Loadverb

(transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.

You can load the dice in your favour by researching the company before your interview.The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.

Loadverb

(transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.

Loadverb

(transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.

The new owners had loaded the company with debt.The new owners loaded debt on the company.

Loadverb

(transitive) To provide in abundance.

He loaded his system with carbs before the marathon.He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.

Loadverb

(transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead.

Loadverb

To adulterate or drug.

to load wine

Loadverb

To magnetize.

Loadnoun

weight to be borne or conveyed

Loadnoun

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;

the system broke down under excessive loads

Loadnoun

goods carried by a large vehicle

Loadnoun

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate;

he got a load on and started a brawl

Loadnoun

the power output of a generator or power plant

Loadnoun

an onerous or difficult concern;

the burden of responsibilitythat's a load off my mind

Loadnoun

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

Loadnoun

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

Loadnoun

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

Loadverb

fill or place a load on;

load a carload the truck with hay

Loadverb

provide with munition;

He loaded his gun carefully

Loadverb

put (something) on a structure or conveyance;

load the bags onto the trucks