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a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

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

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1 to place a weight or burden on

students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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2 to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat

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lightening

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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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The first known use of loading was in the 15th century

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