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“Load” or “Lode” or “Lowed”

load / lode / lowed are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

load l·OW·d

  • nounweight to be borne or conveyed.
  • nouna quantity that can be processed or transported at one time.
  • nounan amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate.
  • nounthe power output of a generator or power plant.
  • nounelectrical device to which electrical power is delivered.
  • verbfill or place a load on.
  • verbprovide (a device) with something necessary.
  • verbtransfer from a storage device to a computer's memory.
  • verbput (something) on a structure or conveyance.
  • verbcorrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

lode l·OW·d

  • nouna deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.

lowed

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“load”

  • …24-round ready-to-fire magazine and can load and fire at a rate…
  • Big Fifty – 1 Load: Cancel the target player's ability…
  • …lower and hold the traffic load.
  • …pictures as well as to load some features.
  • …new type or resource called Load.
  • …a sustained increase in viral load.
  • …while still being able to load or discharge vehicles.
  • …at 145% of the limit load, short of the required 150%
  • …had been instrumented with embedded load sensors.
  • …semester for a normal credit load of 15-16 credits.

“lode”

  • JUNGLE TRAIL - Lode Runner (Hudson Soft)
  • …phenomena from these strata, including lode and flow structures, intraformational facturing,…
  • Mother Lode (1981)
  • ARCTIC HUNT - Championship Lode Runner (Hudson Soft)
  • …James Flood Walker and Comstock Lode miner James Clair Flood, it…
  • …on record, surpassing the Comstock Lode, with ore assaying as much…

“lowed”

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