Definition of load

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Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

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Dumpage :: Dumpage (n.) A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended..
Cumber :: Cumber (v. t.) To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble..
Overload :: Overload (n.) An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check..
Lading :: Lading (n.) The act of loading.
Krupp Gun :: Krupp gun () A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid..
Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick..
Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.
Jag :: "Jag (v. t.) To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc..
Unloader :: Unloader (n.) One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon..
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
Recapper :: Recapper (n.) A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill..
Unshot :: Unshot (v. t.) To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload..
Batman :: Batman (n.) A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as, to discharge a cargo..
Loader :: Loader (n.) One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun..
Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..
Steven :: Stevedore (n.) One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
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