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

• load
• payload
• burden
• cargo

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

Standardized containers reduced loading, shipping, and unloading costs dramatically and immediately. —Tony Morley, National Review, 25 July 2025

Aside from residential use, the development will feature 390 parking spaces and two loading spaces within an interior garage, about 4,500 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as a leasing lobby, lounge, roof deck, pool, coworking space and two courtyard amenity spaces. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 July 2025

The money demand: After loading, the movers dropped an invoice of $11,043 on T.A., claiming 1800 cubic feet of items. —David J. Neal july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025

That said, the lid doesn’t stay open on its own, which makes loading and unloading awkward at times. —Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 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