loading
/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ//ˈloʊ.diŋ/verb
Definitions
To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
Example: The dock workers refused to load the ship.
To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
Example: He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.
To put a load on something.
Example: The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.
To receive a load.
Example: The truck is designed to load easily.
noun
Definitions
The process by which something is loaded.
Example: 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.
Example: I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
(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.
A weighting or bias.