Load and Press

Load

Load verb - To place a weight or burden on.
Usage example: students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

Press and load are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead the word "Load" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: loaded, loading, loader, loadable

Press

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

Load and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Load" instead the word "Press" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

How words are described

old old load old press
notable notable load notable press
better better load better press
standard standard load standard press
Other adjectives: light, single, heavy, small, actual, real, large, great, huge, new, major, extra.

Common collocations

character load character press character
way load way press way
game load game press game
weapons load weapons press weapons
Other words: maps.

Both words in one sentence

  • The "instructions" for the cheaper Commodore 64 games on tape often consisted of nothing more than "Type LOAD and press Return key".
  • Vancian Magic The disapproving term is "Utility Belt Magic" (you load it, then have N buttons to press).
    Source: Vancian Magic
  • We Will Use Manual Labor in the Future Schizo Tech is common in 40K; it's the only place where your starship is powered by plasma reactors but you need thousands of press-ganged shanghaied deckhands to load its guns.
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