dead weight vs load

load vs dead weight

dead weight and load both are nouns.

dead weight is not a verb while load is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead weight	Yes	No	No	No
load	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, load is a hypernym of dead weight; that is, load is a word with a broader meaning than dead weight:

dead weight: an oppressive encumbrance
load: an onerous or difficult concern

Other hypernyms of dead weight include burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus.

dead weight (noun)	load (noun)
a heavy motionless weight	weight to be borne or conveyed
an oppressive encumbrance	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
	goods carried by a large vehicle
	electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
	an onerous or difficult concern
	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
	the power output of a generator or power plant
	a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
	an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

dead weight (verb)	load (verb)
	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
	fill or place a load on
	provide (a device) with something necessary
	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
	transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

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