Draw Man Under Heavy Load
noun
1.
The truck carried a load of watermelons
2.
the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart
3. (usually used in combination)
this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity
carload
wagonload
4.
the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden
a tree weighed down by its load of fruit
5.
the weight supported by a structure or part
6.
the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system
a reasonable load of work
7.
something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus
Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her
9.
the charge for a firearm
10.
a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares
12. Electricity
a.
the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer
b.
a device that receives power
13. Mechanics
the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required
14. Geology
the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river
Compare bed load
15. slang
He's got a load on tonight
transitive verb
17.
to put a load on or in; fill
to load a ship
18. ( often fol. by down )
to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something
They loaded us down with gifts
19. ( often fol. by down, with, on, etc. )
to weigh down, burden, or oppress
to feel loaded down with responsibilities
to load oneself with obligations
20.
to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm)
21.
to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device
He loaded the film into the camera
22.
to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device)
How do you load this camera?
23.
to take on as a load
a ship loading coal
24.
to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently
The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead
25. Insurance
to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses
26.
The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted
27.
emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother
28.
to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward
29. Baseball
to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases)
They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning
30. Fine Arts
b.
to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas)
31. Engineering
a. (of metal being deep-drawn)
to become welded to (the drawing tool)
b. (of material being ground)
c. (in powder metallurgy)
to fill the cavity of (a die)
32. Computing
a.
to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage
33. Electricity
to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit
intransitive verb
34.
to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods
The bus usually loads at the side door
36. ( usually fol. by into )
to enter a carrier or conveyance
The students loaded quickly into the buses
37.
to become filled or occupied
The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes
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Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME lode (n.); orig. the same word as lode (OE lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade ]
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