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underload

load
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohd]
    • /loʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohd]
    • /loʊd/

Definitions of underload word

  • noun underload anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. 1
  • noun underload the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 1
  • noun underload this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload. 1
  • noun underload the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit. 1
  • noun underload the weight supported by a structure or part. 1
  • noun underload the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work. 1

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Origin of underload

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

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Parts of speech for Underload

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

underload popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

underload usage trend in Literature

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