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) |
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 |
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 |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
burden load encumbrance incumbrance onus | an onerous or difficult concern, the burden of responsibility, that's a load off my mind |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
load line Plimsoll line Plimsoll mark Plimsoll | waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
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 |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
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 |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
load factor | (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g) |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
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 |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
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 |
load-bearing(a) supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |