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

• burden
• cargo
• draft
• freight
• haul
• lading
• load
• payload
• weight

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

Google and Microsoft now prioritize site loading speed. —Mykola Lukashuk, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

All the iced tea pitchers on our list are dishwasher safe, but many require top rack loading or recommend hand washing. —Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 May 2025

An image capture taken from handout video footage shows escaped inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 16, 2025. —Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 May 2025

The inmates left the jail through a loading dock, scaled a wall, using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire, and ran across Interstate 10. —Michael Levenson, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, 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