Truck Definition–noun | 1. | any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consis
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ting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. |
| 2. | any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects. |
| 3. | Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc. |
| 4. | a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly. |
| 5. | a tiered framework on casters. |
| 6. | a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc. |
| 7. | Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted. |
| 8. | British. a freight car having no top. |
| 9. | a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages. |
| 10. | Nautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards. |
–verb (used with object) | 11. | to transport by truck. |
–verb (used without object) | 14. | to convey articles or goods on a truck. |
–adjective | 17. | of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires. |
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Loads Definition–noun | 1. | anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. |
| 2. | the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. |
| 3. | this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload. |
| 4. | the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit. |
| 5. | the weight supported by a structure or part. |
| 6. | the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work. |
| 7. | something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her. |
| 8. | loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people. |
| 9. | the charge for a firearm. |
| 10. | a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares. |
| 11. | Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load). |
| 12. | Electricity. | a. | the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer. |
| b. | a device that receives power. |
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| 13. | Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required. |
| 14. | Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river. Compare bed load. |
| 15. | Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight. |
–verb (used with object) | 16. | to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship. |
| 17. | to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often fol. by down): They loaded us down with gifts. |
| 18. | to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often fol. by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations. |
| 19. | to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm). |
| 20. | to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera. |
| 21. | to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera? |
| 22. | to take on as a load: a ship loading coal. |
| 23. | to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead. |
| 24. | Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses. |
| 25. | to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted. |
| 26. | to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother. |
| 27. | to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward. |
| 28. | Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning. |
| 29. | Fine Arts. | a. | to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush). |
| b. | to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas). |
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| 30. | Metalworking. | a. | (of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool). |
| b. | (of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel). |
| c. | (
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in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die). |
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| 31. | Computers. | a. | to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage. |
| b. | to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive. |
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| 32. | Electricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit. |
–verb (used without object) | 33. | to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually
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loads at the side door. |
| 35. | to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually fol. by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses. |
| 36. | to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes. |
–adverb | 37. | loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money. |
—Idioms| 38. | get a load of, Slang. | a. | to look at; notice; observe. |
| b. | to listen to with interest: Did you get a load of what she said? |
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| 39. | load the dice, to put someone or something in a advantageous or disadvantageous position; affect or influence the result: Lack of sufficient education loaded the dice against him as a candidate for the job. |
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