Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loading"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]
1. 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.
I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.
I have loaden me with many spoils. --Shak.
Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty
loads our house. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loading \Load"ing\, n.
1. The act of putting a load on or into.
2. A load; cargo; burden. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loading
adj : designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a
loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or
other conveyance" [syn: {loading(a)}] [ant: {unloading}]
n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: {load}, {burden}]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;
"the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: {load}]
3: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor
determining its lift
4: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {cargo}, {lading}, {freight},
{load}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
5: the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours"
[ant: {unloading}]
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