Available Definitions:
1) n. - The act of putting a load on or into.
2) n. - A load; cargo; burden.
3) v. - That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care.
4) v. - 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.
5) v. - The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
6) v. - Weight or violence of blows.
7) v. - The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.
8) v. t. - 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.
9) v. t. - To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine.
10) v. t. - To magnetize.