workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
loading | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc., the loading took hours |
load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
live load superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
warhead payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
carbohydrate loading carbo loading | a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles, carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
load line Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
lode load | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
load | the power output of a generator or power plant |
load | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate, he got a load on and started a brawl |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
loading | the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift |
power loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power |
span loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan |
wing loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area |
load adulterate stretch f dilute debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance, often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, adulterate liquor |
pack load down | load with a pack |
load lade laden load up | fill or place a load on, load a car, load the truck with hay |
load charge | provide (a device) with something necessary, He loaded his gun carefully, load the camera |
load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance, load the bags onto the trucks |
take a look have a look get a load | look at with attention, Have a look at this!, Get a load of this pretty woman! |
load c | transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |
autoloading(a) self-loading semiautomatic | (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously, an autoloading rifle |
load-bearing(a) supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
loaded | (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence, a loaded question |
s besotted blind drunk blotto crocked cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff tight wet | very drunk |
burdened heavy-laden loaded down | bearing a physically heavy weight or load, tree limbs burdened with ice, a heavy-laden cart, loaded down with packages |
bowed down(p) loaded down(p) overburdened weighed down(p) | heavily burdened with work or cares, bowed down with troubles, found himself loaded down with responsibilities, overburdened social workers, weighed down with cares |
laden loaded ladened | filled with a great quantity, a tray loaded with dishes, table laden with food, `ladened' is not current usage |
loaded | (of weapons) charged with ammunition, a loaded gun |
affluent flush loaded moneyed wealthy | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value, an affluent banker, a speculator flush with cash, not merely rich but loaded, moneyed aristocrats, wealthy corporations |
breech-loading | (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech |
spring-loaded | containing a compressed spring that presses one part against another |
muzzle-loading | (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through the muzzle |