The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loading \Load"ing\, n.
   1. The act of putting a load on or into.
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   2. A load; cargo; burden. --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loaded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Loading. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]
   1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a
      cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a
      lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as
      to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.
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            I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.
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            I have loaden me with many spoils.    --Shak.
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            Those honors deep and broad, wherewith
            Your majesty loads our house.         --Shak.
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   2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant]
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   3. To magnetize. [Obs.] --Prior.
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   Loaded dice, dice with one side made heavier than the
      others, so that the number on the opposite side will come
      up oftenest.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

loading
    n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading,
         burden]
    2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;
       "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load,
       loading]
    3: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor
       determining its lift
    4: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading,
       freight, load, loading, payload, shipment,
       consignment]
    5: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle
       or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant:
       unloading]