front-load

verb

ˈfrənt-ˌlōd 

front-loaded; front-loading; front-loads

transitive verb

: to assign costs or benefits to the early stages of (such as a contract, project, or time period)

Examples of front-load in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Socks can easily become lodged behind the barrel of a top-load washer, in the gasket of a front-load washer, behind the dryer drum, or slip through the lint trap and end up in the dryer exhaust vent. —Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026

For a front-load washing machine, a good rule of thumb is to allow about 6 inches of clearing from the top of the drum to the load. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026

Just keep in mind the brand recommends washing it in a front-load, large capacity machine. —Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025

Every year, Late Night front-loads content, then vacays the following week … which means the Meyers family’s annual Thanksgiving reunion never makes it onto this column. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for front-load

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad