| weapon | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. arm, weapon, weapon system | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| ~ bow | a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow. |
| ~ bow and arrow | a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them. |
| ~ brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks | a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand. |
| ~ fire ship | a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships. |
| ~ flamethrower | a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards. |
| ~ gun | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel). |
| ~ instrument | a device that requires skill for proper use. |
| ~ knife | a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point. |
| ~ light arm | a rifle or pistol. |
| ~ missile | a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control. |
| ~ pike | medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet. |
| ~ projectile, missile | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled. |
| ~ slasher | a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing. |
| ~ sling | a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released. |
| ~ lance, spear, shaft | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. |
| ~ stun baton, stun gun | a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock. |
| ~ sword, steel, blade, brand | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. |
| ~ hatchet, tomahawk | weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians. |
| ~ w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd | a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons). |
| ~ arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system | weapons considered collectively. |
| ~ greek fire | a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted. |
| n. (communication) | 2. artillery, weapon | a means of persuading or arguing.; "he used all his conversational weapons" |
| ~ persuasion, suasion | the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action. |
| load | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. burden, load, loading | weight to be borne or conveyed. |
| ~ burthen | a variant of `burden'. |
| ~ dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself. |
| ~ live load, superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic. |
| ~ millstone | any load that is difficult to carry. |
| ~ overburden, overload | an excessive burden. |
| ~ overload | an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power. |
| ~ weight | an artifact that is heavy. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. load, loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time.; "the system broke down under excessive loads" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ trainload | quantity that can be carried by a train. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cargo, consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment | goods carried by a large vehicle. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| n. (quantity) | 4. load | an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate.; "he got a load on and started a brawl" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. load | the power output of a generator or power plant. |
| ~ electric power, electrical power, wattage | the product of voltage and current. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus | an onerous or difficult concern.; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
| ~ headache, worry, vexation, concern | something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
| ~ dead weight | an oppressive encumbrance. |
| ~ fardel | a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle). |
| ~ imposition | an uncalled-for burden.; "he listened but resented the imposition" |
| ~ pill | something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured.; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 7. load, lode | a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks. |
| ~ alluviation, deposit, sedimentation | the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating. |
| ~ champion lode, mother lode | the main vein of ore in a deposit. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. load, payload, warhead | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents. |
| ~ atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb. |
| ~ explosive | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck. |
| ~ guided missile | a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| v. (contact) | 10. lade, laden, load, load up | fill or place a load on.; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| ~ load down, pack | load with a pack. |
| ~ bomb up | load an aircraft with bombs. |
| ~ overcharge, overload, surcharge | place too much a load on.; "don't overload the car" |
| ~ reload | place a new load on.; "The movers reloaded the truck" |
| ~ stack | load or cover with stacks.; "stack a truck with boxes" |
| v. (contact) | 11. charge, load | provide (a device) with something necessary.; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| ~ recharge, reload | load anew.; "She reloaded the gun carefully" |
| v. (possession) | 12. load | transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| v. (contact) | 13. load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance.; "load the bags onto the trucks" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (change) | 14. adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.; "adulterate liquor" |
| ~ stretch, extend | increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance.; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" |
| ~ spoil, corrupt | alter from the original. |
| ~ water down | thin by adding water to.; "They watered down the moonshine" |
| ~ doctor, doctor up, sophisticate | alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" |
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