Load vs. Pack
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.
Packnoun
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
Packnoun
A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
Packnoun
A multitude.
Packnoun
A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.
Packnoun
A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game.
Packnoun
A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.
Packnoun
A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together.
Packnoun
A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang.
Packnoun
A group of Cub Scouts.
Packnoun
A shook of cask staves.
Packnoun
A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously.
Packnoun
A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.
Packnoun
(medicine) An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
Packnoun
(slang): A loose, lewd, or worthless person.
Packnoun
A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker.
Packnoun
(rugby) The forwards in a rugby team (eight in Rugby Union, six in Rugby League) who with the opposing pack constitute the scrum.
Packverb
(physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.
Packverb
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass.
Packverb
(transitive) To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into.
Packverb
(transitive) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
Packverb
(transitive) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam.
Packverb
(intransitive) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
Packverb
(intransitive) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass.
Packverb
(intransitive) To gather in flocks or schools.
Packverb
To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission.
Packverb
(social) To cheat, to arrange matters unfairly.
Packverb
To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.
Packverb
(transitive) To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result.
Packverb
(transitive) To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
Packverb
(intransitive) To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion.
Packverb
(transitive) To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber.
Packverb
To move, send or carry.
Packverb
(transitive) To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack off.
Packverb
To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or animals).
Packverb
(intransitive) To depart in haste; – generally with off or away.
Packverb
To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person.
Packverb
To block a shot, especially in basketball.
Packverb
To play together cohesively, specially with reference to their technique in the scrum.
Packverb
To wear a prosthetic penis inside one’s trousers for better verisimilitude.
Packnoun
A pact.
Packnoun
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods.
Packnoun
A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden.
Packnoun
A group or quantity of connected or similar things; as, a pack of lies
Packnoun
A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.
Packnoun
An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
Packnoun
A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See Baggage.
Packnoun
In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used, put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact or condition of being so treated.
Packnoun
The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage.
Packverb
To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as, to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.
Packverb
To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater.
Packverb
To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly; to stack{3} (the deck).
Packverb
To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to stack{3}; as, to pack a jury or a caucus.
Packverb
To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
Packverb
To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse.
Packverb
To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to send packing; - sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school.
Packverb
To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts).
Packverb
To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack, n., 5.
Packverb
To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine.
Packverb
To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something;
Packverb
To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
Packverb
To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well.
Packverb
To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack.
Packverb
To depart in haste; - generally with off or away.
Packverb
To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion.
Packnoun
a large indefinite number;
Packnoun
a complete collection of similar things
Packnoun
a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
Packnoun
an association of criminals;
Packnoun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Packnoun
a group of hunting animals
Packnoun
a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
Packnoun
a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
Packnoun
a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
Packverb
arrange in a container;
Packverb
fill to capacity;
Packverb
compress into a wad;
Packverb
carry, as on one's back;
Packverb
set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome;
Packverb
have with oneself; have on one's person;
Packverb
press tightly together or cram;
Packverb
hike with a backpack;
Packverb
press down tightly;
Packverb
seal with packing;
Packverb
have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily;
Packverb
load with a pack
Packverb
treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood;
