Loading and Unloading

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Loading noun - The labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc..

Usage example: the loading took 2 hours

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Unloading is an antonym for loading.

Nearby Words: load, loaded, loader, loadable

Unloading noun - The labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc..

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Loading is an antonym for unloading.

Nearby Words: unload, unloaded

Technology Porn: In addition to all the robots and gadgets on the Axiom, there's the various loading/unloading/folding/rotating arms and waldos during EVE's expedition.

Source: Western Animation / WALLE
In the radar room, someone is briefly seen unloading or loading a washing machine which resembles a radar.

Source: Film / Airplane!
The new commander, Captain Sheridan, enters Garibaldi's quarters and finds him repeatedly loading and unloading his pistol.

Source: Interrupted Suicide

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