Difference between Load and Lading

What is the difference between Load and Lading?

Load as a verb is to put a load on (something). while Lading as a verb is to fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).

Load

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put a load on (something). To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition. 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. (computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory. (computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory. To fill the bases with runners To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome. Often used figuratively, to indicate the gaining of an advantage. To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A burden; a weight to be carried. A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind. A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time. (colloquial) A large number or amount. The volume of work required to be performed. The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc. The electrical current or power delivered by a device. Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit. A unit of measure, often equivalent to the capacity of a waggon, but later becoming more specific measures of weight. A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar. A slang term for semen.

Example sentence: The general reactions were that the video was either not going to load, or be painfully slow to load, or would require a plug-in users didn't have. YouTube changed that, because it just works.

Lading

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of loading.Shipment, cargo, freight.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).

We hope you now know whether to use Load or Lading in your sentence.

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