load vs weight

load and weight both are nouns.

load and weight both are verbs.

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

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

load: weight to be borne or conveyed
weight: an artifact that is heavy

load (noun)	weight (noun)
weight to be borne or conveyed	an artifact that is heavy
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents	sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
goods carried by a large vehicle	the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
electrical device to which electrical power is delivered	the relative importance granted to something
an onerous or difficult concern	an oppressive feeling of heavy force
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks	a unit used to measure weight
the power output of a generator or power plant	a system of units used to express the weight of something
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time	(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

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

Difference between load and weight

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