loading
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Definition of loading
1 : a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
2 : load sense 12
3 : material used to load something : filler
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Synonyms for loading
Synonyms
burden, cargo, draft, freight, haul, lading, load, payload, weight
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Passengers and baggage need loading, fuel needs pumping, flight plans need agreeing. — Jack Stewart, WIRED, "The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots Use to Make Your Flight Better," 26 Apr. 2018 Before loading, grease the interior of the slow cooker crock with butter or nonstick cooking spray. — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, "Screamin' Good Carnitas (recipe)," 31 Jan. 2018 Error loading player: No playable sources found Students everywhere are feeling scrutinized by strict dress codes. — Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, "This School "Banned" Teachers From Wearing Capris," 4 Aug. 2017 Curtsinger, who worked on the Buffalo Trace loading docks, distributed the whiskey through a syndicate that included members of his recreational softball team, authorities said. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "'Pappygate' ringleader gets shock probation after 30 days in prison," 29 June 2018 Drivers can expect to pony up a bit more money for infractions like going over the meter time limit, parking in a residential zone without a permit, double-parking, and parking in a loading zone. — Jaclyn Reiss, BostonGlobe.com, "Drivers, beware: Boston parking ticket prices are going up, starting today," 2 July 2018 The carriages were phased out in the mid-1960s, partly because their narrow doorways made loading and unloading throngs of riders inefficient. — Daniel Miller, latimes.com, "Walt Disney's first love lives on at this historic California ranch," 24 May 2018 The shipyards in Nantes stopped loading and unloading freighters, and work in much of the car manufacturing and aeronautics industries also ceased. — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, "May 1968: A Month of Revolution Pushed France Into the Modern World," 5 May 2018 The Outlander is designed for easy loading and unloading of gear in the rear cargo area, which has 34.2 cubic feet of space when the third seat is not in place. — G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, "Mitsubishi’s Outlander GT has room for the family, V-6, and all-wheel drive | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 5 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'loading.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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