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weight vs load

load vs weight

weight and load both are nouns.

weight and load both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weight Yes No Yes No
load Yes No Yes No
As nouns, load is a hyponym of weight; that is, load is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight:
  • weight: an artifact that is heavy
  • load: weight to be borne or conveyed
Other hyponyms of weight include bob, balance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, burden, loading, makeweight, paperweight, sinker.
weight (noun) load (noun)
an artifact that is heavy weight to be borne or conveyed
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 the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity goods carried by a large vehicle
the relative importance granted to something electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
an oppressive feeling of heavy force an onerous or difficult concern
a unit used to measure weight a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
a system of units used to express the weight of something the power output of a generator or power plant
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
weight (verb) load (verb)
present with a bias corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
weight down with a load 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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