load - noun

weight to be borne or conveyed

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

goods carried by a large vehicle

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

the power output of a generator or power plant

an onerous or difficult concern

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

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

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

load - verb

• fill or place a load on
• provide (a device) with something necessary
• transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
• put (something) on a structure or conveyance
• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

load - thesaurus

adulterate   burden   cargo   charge   consignment   debase   dilute   encumbrance   freight   incumbrance   lade   laden   lading   loading   lode   onus   payload   shipment   stretch   warhead