loading

(noun) weight to be borne or conveyed. Synonyms: load, burden.

(noun) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time. Synonyms: load. Example: "The system broke down under excessive loads."

(noun) the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift.

(noun) goods carried by a large vehicle. Synonyms: cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment.

(noun) the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.. Example: "The loading took 2 hours."

(verb) fill or place a load on. Synonyms: load, lade, laden, load up. Examples: "Load a car." "Load the truck with hay."

(verb) provide (a device) with something necessary. Synonyms: load, charge. Examples: "He loaded his gun carefully." "Load the camera."

(verb) transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory. Synonyms: load.

(verb) put (something) on a structure or conveyance. Synonyms: load. Example: "Load the bags onto the trucks."

(verb) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. Synonyms: load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase. Example: "Adulterate liquor."