loading Synonyms & Antonyms
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Loading as a Noun
The process by which something is loaded.
The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
An increased rate of pay given to an employee in order to compensate for specified non-standard working conditions, or a lack of specific other benefits. For example, an employee paid a casual loading is paid more than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
The position advertised a $40 per hour rate, inclusive of the casual loading.
A weighting or bias.
(industrial relations) A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
Loading as a Verb
present participle and gerund of load
To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
The dock workers refused to load the ship.
To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.
To put a load on something.
The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.
To receive a load.
The truck is designed to load easily.
To be placed into storage or conveyance.
The containers load quickly and easily.
To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.
To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.
Now that you've loaded the camera [with film], you're ready to start shooting.
To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.
The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore.
To be put into use in an apparatus.
The cartridge was designed to load easily.
To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
Click OK to load the selected data.
To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.
This program takes an age to load.
To put runners on first, second and third bases
He walks to load the bases.
To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.
The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.
To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
The new owners had loaded the company with debt.
To provide in abundance.
He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.
To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
To adulterate or drug.
to load wine
To magnetize.
Loading in a Sentence
The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.
The position advertised a $40 per hour rate, inclusive of the casual loading.
The salary package also included 30% shift loading to compensate for the long hours.
The dock workers refused to load the ship.
He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.
The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.
The truck is designed to load easily.
The containers load quickly and easily.
I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.
Now that you've loaded the camera [with film], you're ready to start shooting.
The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore.
The cartridge was designed to load easily.
Click OK to load the selected data.
This program takes an age to load.
He walks to load the bases.
The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.
The new owners had loaded the company with debt.
He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.
to load wine
Word Forms & Grammar
loading (countable and uncountable, plural loadings)
loading
Words That Rhyme With Loading
Origin of Loading
By surface analysis, load + -ing.
Loading in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈləʊ.dɪŋ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Meaning | The process by which something is loaded |
| Plural | loadings |
Loading Pronunciation
You say loading as //ˈləʊ.dɪŋ//. It has 1 syllable.