loading

noun

load·​ing ˈlō-diŋ 

1

: a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something

2

: load sense 12

3

: material used to load something : filler

Synonyms of loading

• load
• payload
• burden
• cargo

Examples of loading in a Sentence

the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also industrial assembly and material loading events. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

If possible, practice getting your pet into its carrier, putting on a leash or harness and loading into the car. — Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

The evidence included photographs taken at night at other companies’ loading docks. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The stevedores of the ship (who were responsible for loading and unloading ships at the port) were also on a break. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loading

• loading bay
• loading dock
• self-loading

Rhymes for loading

• boding
• coding
• goading
• roading
• corroding
• decoding
• downloading
• encoding
• eroding
• exploding
• foreboding
• noncoding

Medical Definition

loading

noun

load·​ing

1

a

: the amount or degree to which something is or can be loaded

b

: administration of a factor or substance to the body or a bodily system in sufficient quantity to test capacity to deal with it

2

: the relative contribution of each component factor in a psychological test or in an experimental, clinical, or social situation