Load vs. Haul
Loadnoun
A burden; a weight to be carried.
Loadnoun
(figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
Loadnoun
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
Loadnoun
(in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
Loadnoun
A large number or amount.
Loadnoun
The volume of work required to be performed.
Loadnoun
(engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
Loadnoun
(electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
Loadnoun
(engineering) A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
Loadnoun
(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
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.
Loadnoun
(computing) The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
Loadverb
(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
Loadverb
(transitive) To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
Loadverb
(intransitive) To put a load on something.
Loadverb
(intransitive) To receive a load.
Loadverb
(intransitive) To be placed into storage or conveyance.
Loadverb
(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
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.
Loadverb
(transitive) To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
Loadverb
(intransitive) To be put into use in an apparatus.
Loadverb
To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
Loadverb
To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
Loadverb
To put runners on first, second and third bases
Loadverb
(transitive) To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
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.
Loadverb
(transitive) To provide in abundance.
Loadverb
(transitive) To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead.
Loadverb
To adulterate or drug.
Loadverb
To magnetize.
Loadnoun
A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.
Loadnoun
The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
Loadnoun
That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care.
Loadnoun
A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.
Loadnoun
The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
Loadnoun
Weight or violence of blows.
Loadnoun
The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.
Loadnoun
The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load evenly among his employees.
Loadnoun
The device or devices that consume power from a power supply.
Loadnoun
The weight or force that a structural support bears or is designed to bear; the object that creates that force.
Loadverb
To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.
Loadverb
To adulterate or drug; as, 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;
Loadnoun
goods carried by a large vehicle
Loadnoun
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate;
Loadnoun
the power output of a generator or power plant
Loadnoun
an onerous or difficult concern;
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;
Loadverb
provide with munition;
Loadverb
put (something) on a structure or conveyance;
Loadnoun
a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried
Loadnoun
the total number or amount that can be carried in something, typically a vehicle or container
Loadnoun
a quantity of items washed or to be washed in a washing machine or dishwasher at one time
Loadnoun
the material carried along by a stream, glacier, ocean current, etc.
Loadnoun
a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something
Loadnoun
the amount of work to be done by a person or machine
Loadnoun
a burden of responsibility, worry, or grief.
Loadnoun
a lot of
Loadnoun
plenty
Loadnoun
the amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor
Loadnoun
the amount of electricity supplied by a generating system at any given time.
Loadnoun
an impedance or circuit that receives or develops the output of a transistor or other device.
Loadverb
fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something
Loadverb
place (a load or large quantity of something) on or in a vehicle, ship, container, etc.
Loadverb
(of a ship or vehicle) take on a load
Loadverb
take, buy, or consume a large amount of
Loadverb
make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things
Loadverb
supply someone or something with (something) in overwhelming abundance or to excess
Loadverb
bias towards a particular outcome
Loadverb
charge (a firearm) with ammunition
Loadverb
insert something into (a device) so that it can be operated
Loadverb
insert (something) into a device so that it will operate
Loadverb
transfer (a program or data) into memory, or into the central processor from storage
Loadverb
add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk.
Haulverb
(transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
Haulverb
(transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
Haulverb
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
Haulverb
To drag, to pull, to tug.
Haulverb
Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
Haulverb
(intransitive) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
Haulverb
To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
Haulverb
Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).
Haulverb
To fast]].
Haulnoun
An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
Haulnoun
The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
Haulnoun
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
Haulnoun
(Internet) purchased]] items
Haulnoun
(ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
Haulverb
To pull or draw with force; to drag.
Haulverb
To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill.
Haulverb
To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t.
Haulverb
To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
Haulnoun
A pulling with force; a violent pull.
Haulnoun
A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul.
Haulnoun
That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net.
Haulnoun
Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul.
Haulnoun
A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred.
Haulnoun
the act of drawing or hauling something;
Haulnoun
the quantity that was caught;
Haulverb
draw slowly or heavily;
Haulverb
transport in a vehicle;
