Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To load (cartridges for firearms) by hand.

  2. (ambitransitive)To load (a firearm, usually a pistol or rifle) by hand.

Origin

By surface analysis, hand + load; possibly a back-formation from handloading (noun).

By surface analysis, hand + load; possibly a back-formation from handloading (noun).

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Forms

handloads, handloading, handloaded, handloaded
Base formhandload · to handload
3rd person singularhandloads
Present participlehandloading
Past simplehandloaded
Past participlehandloaded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhandload
he, she, ithandloads

Past simpleLesson

all personshandloaded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave handloaded
he, she, ithas handloaded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill handload

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhandloader

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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