What is the difference between load and deal?

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Deal is a synonym of load.

In obsolete terms the difference between load and deal

is that load is weight or violence of blows while deal is a division, a portion, a share.

In transitive terms the difference between load and deal

is that load is to provide in abundance while deal is to sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

In intransitive terms the difference between load and deal

is that load is to be put into use in an apparatus while deal is to handle, to manage, to cope.

As an adjective deal is

made of deal.

load

English

Noun

(en noun)

A burden; a weight to be carried.

I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.

(figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind .

* Dryden

Our life's a load .

* 2005 , (Coldplay), Green Eyes

I came here with a load and it feels so much lighter, now I’ve met you.

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

The truck overturned while carrying a full load of oil.

She put another load of clothes in the washing machine.

(in combination)

(often, in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.

I got loads of presents for my birthday!

I got a load of emails about that.

The volume of work required to be performed.

Will our web servers be able to cope with that load ?

(engineering) The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.

Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons.

(electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.

I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.

(engineering) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

(electrical engineering) Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.

Connect a second 24 ohm load across the power supply's output terminals.

(obsolete) A unit of measure, often equivalent to the capacity of a waggon, but later becoming more specific measures of weight.

* 1866 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 1, p. 172:

If this load equals its modern representative, it contains 18 cwt. of dry, 19 of new hay.

A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.

The charge of powder for a firearm.

(obsolete) Weight or violence of blows.

(Milton)

(vulgar, slang) The semen of an ejaculation.

* 2006 , John Patrick, Barely Legal , page 102

Already, Robbie had dumped a load into his dad, and now, before my very eyes, was Alan's own cock lube seeping out

* 2009 , John Butler Wanderlust , page 35

It felt so good, I wanted to just keep going until I blew a load down his throat, but I hadn't even seen his ass yet, and I sure didn't want to come yet.

Synonyms

* charge, freight

Derived terms

* see

Verb

To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).

The dock workers refused to load the ship.

To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.

The longshoremen loaded the cargo quickly.

He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.

To put a load on something.

The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading .

To receive a load.

''The truck is designed to load easily.

To be placed into storage or conveyance.

The containers load quickly and easily .

To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.

I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.

To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.

Now that you've loaded the film you're ready to start shooting.

To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.

The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore.

To be put into use in an apparatus.

The cartridge was designed to load easily.

(computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.

Click OK to load the selected data.

(computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.

This program takes an age to load .

(baseball) To put runners on first]], [[second base, second and third bases

He walks to load the bases.

To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.

You can load the dice in your favour by researching the company before your interview.

The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.

To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.

To encumber with something negative.

The new owners had loaded the company with debt.

To place as an encumbrance.

The new owners loaded debt on the company.

To provide in abundance.

He loaded his system with carbs before the marathon.

He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.

(transitive, archaic, slang) To adulterate or drug.

to load wine

(archaic) To magnetize.

(Prior)

Derived terms

* See

Derived terms

* dead load * download * live load * load-bearing * loaded * loading * loadsamoney * load up * payload * shitload * unit load * upload English collective nouns ----

deal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at dole.

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.

An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (''now usually qualified by'' (great) ''or (good)).

*:And so they alle bare hym vnto the hermytage / and vnarmed hym / and layd hym in his bedde / & euer more his wound bledde pytously / but he stered no lymme of hym / Thenne the knyghte heremyte put a thynge in his nose and a lytel dele of water in his mouthe / And thenne sir launcelot waked of his swoune / and thenne the heremyte staunched his bledynge

*1814 , (Jane Austen), Mansfield Park , Ch.2:

*:There is a vast deal of difference in memories, as well as in every thing else, and therefore you should make allowance for your cousin, and pity her deficiency.

*1851 , (Herman Melville), Moby-Dick , Ch.32:

*:There is a deal of obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously baptized.

*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne

, chapter=3, title=[http://openlibrary.org/works/OL5387037W Well Tackled!] , passage=“They know our boats will stand up to their work,” said Willison, “and that counts for a good deal . A low estimate from us doesn't mean scamped work, but just that we want to keep the yard busy over a slack time.”}}

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson

, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title=[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/18/falling-upwards-richard-holmes-review Fantasy of navigation] , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}

A unit of volume equal to 12 ft × 11 in × 1.5 in, used to measure firewood.

Synonyms

* (act of apportioning or distributing) allotment, apportionment, distribution, doling out]], [[share, sharing, sharing out * (large number or amount or extent) batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

Derived terms

* (indefinite quantity) a great deal, a good deal, big deal, real deal

Etymology 2

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

Verb

To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.

The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.

* Tickell

Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.

To administer or give out, as in small portions.

* 1820 , , The Abbot , ch. 30:

"Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?"

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=April 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest , work=BBC Sport , url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13009332.stm , page= , passage=Norwich returned to second in the Championship with victory over Nottingham Forest, whose promotion hopes were dealt another blow.}}

To distribute cards to the players in a game.

I was dealt four aces.

The cards were shuffled and dealt by the croupier.

(baseball) To pitch.

The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.

To have dealings or business.

* 1838 , , Oliver Twist , ch. 11:

Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow.

To conduct oneself, to behave.

* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , III.ii:

In Deheubarth'' that now South-wales is hight, / What time king ''Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...].

(obsolete) To take action; to act.

* 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book IV:

Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele .

To trade professionally (followed by in ).

She deals in gold.

To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.

To be concerned with.

* 1922 , , Ulysses , episode 14:

Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena.

To handle, to manage, to cope.

* 1897 , , Dracula , ch 19:

Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him.

I can't deal with this.

Synonyms

* (distribute among a number of recipients) apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out * (administer in portions) administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out * * pitch, throw * (have dealings with) * (trade) sell, trade, bargain * sell * (be concerned with) *

Derived terms

* deal with * dealer * dealy

Noun

(en noun)

An act of dealing or sharing.

The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

I didn’t have a good deal all evening.

I believe it's your deal .

A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction

We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.

* 2014 , Jamie Jackson, "[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/26/angel-di-maria-completes-move-to-manchester-united Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real]", The Guardian , 26 August 2014:

The deal , which overtakes the £50m paid to Liverpool by Chelsea for Fernando Torres in January 2011 as the highest paid by a British club, takes United’s summer spend to £130.7m, following the £27m spent on Luke Shaw, the £28m for Ander Herrera and £16m for Marcos Rojo.

Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

* 2009 , The Guardian , Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009:

You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for.

An agreement between parties; an arrangement

* 2009 , Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 20 Jul 2009:

California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, finally sealed the deal with the governor Monday night on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap.

He made a deal with the devil.

(informal) A situation, occasion, or event.

"''I've never killed anybody before. I don't see what's the big deal ."

Line spoken by character played by John Travolta in the movie Broken Arrow .

What's the deal ?

(informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.

Synonyms

* (cards held in a card game by a player at any given time) hand * (instance of buying or selling) business deal, sale, trade, transaction * (a beneficial transaction) steal, bargain * (agreement between parties fixing obligations of each) contract, pact

Derived terms

* no deal * package deal * raw deal * sweetheart deal

Etymology 3

From (etyl) (m), cognate with (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

(uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

(countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Synonyms

* * (plank of softwood)

Adjective

(-)

Made of deal.

A plain deal table

* 1913 ,

She glanced round the kitchen. It was small and curious to her, with its glittering kissing-bunch, its evergreens behind the pictures, its wooden chairs and little deal table.

* 1919 ,

Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin.

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