Load and Set

Load

Load verb - Put (something) on a structure or conveyance.

Usage example: load the bags onto the trucks

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

Nearby Words: loaded, loading, loader, loadable

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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

Nearby Words: setup, setting

old	old load	old set
full	full load	full set
nice	nice load	nice set
special	special load	special set
Other adjectives: best, long, particular, specific, short, complete, certain, current, standard, single, heavy, small, entire, massive, large, big, huge, new, limited, extra, diverse, comic, giant.

kind	load kind	set kind
course	load course	set course
bomb	load bomb	set bomb
way	load way	set way
Other words: level, world, game, ship, enemies.

Rare monsters on the X360 and bonus fights in both versions do not scale and instead have a set range of stats for the game to load up.

Source: Video Game / The Last Remnant
The gist of it is you load any of the missions found in the game, but this time, you are the one to set the objectives.

Source: Video Game / Hitman: Absolution
After he tricks Ryan into taking bad coal, the sparks nearly set off a load of dynamite.

Source: Western Animation / Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

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