A type of four-wheeled tractor, used in construction, which has a one-man cabin and a large scoop at the front which can be used to dig up dirt or other material. / The scoop of a front-end loader.

(firearms) A pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.

(computing) A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper.

Burdened by some heavy load; packed. / (of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber. / (slang) Possessing great wealth. / (slang) Drunk.

(slang) Not mentally sound; insane. / (idiomatic) Stupid.

(hydrology) the large particles of sediment that are carried along the bottom of a stream

simple past tense and past participle of load

(chiefly construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load. / (figuratively) Of a physical, digital, procedural etc. component, necessary to the integrity of the system of which it forms a part.

The carrying of loads.

(US, slang) A command to prepare a weapon for battle. / (US, slang) Prepare for an imminent event.