Loading

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."

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."

(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.