| noun | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| noun | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time “the system broke down under excessive loads” |
| noun | goods carried by a large vehicle |
| noun | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate “he got a load on and started a brawl” |
| noun | the power output of a generator or power plant |
| noun | an onerous or difficult concern “the burden of responsibility” |
| noun | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
| noun | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
| noun | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
| verb | fill or place a load on “load a car” |
| verb | provide (a device) with something necessary “He loaded his gun carefully” |
| verb | transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |
| verb | put (something) on a structure or conveyance “load the bags onto the trucks” |
| verb | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones “adulterate liquor” |
| load | verb | put (something) on a structure or conveyance |
| burden | verb | weight down with a load |
| lade | verb | fill or place a load on |
| freight | verb | load with goods for transportation |
| ship | verb | transport commercially |
| load | noun | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| loader | noun | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
| loading | noun | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc. |
| lading | noun | goods carried by a large vehicle |
| charge | noun | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time |
| adulterant | adjective | making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials |
| adulterant | noun | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance |
| adulterator | noun | any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance |
| dilution | noun | weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner |
| debasement | noun | being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating |