LOAD Copy link • LOAD 1. s. onus (PROP. and figuratively): to take a load, subire onus (dorso, upon one’s back): onus suscipere: a waggon or cart load, vehes or vehis: a load of manure, vehes stercoris (Col.) or fimi (Plin.): a load of hay, vehes foeni (Plin.): a load of powder (for a charge), *pulveris pyrii quantum sclopeto immitti (or in sclopetum infundi) solet. 2. v. To burden, onerare: gravare aliquem aliqua re (Tac.): alicui onus imponere (Cic.), injungere (Liv.): to load a beast of burden, onera in jumenta extollere (Varr.); jumentis onera imponere (Cic.): to load a ship [Vid: FREIGHT]: to load a man with baggage, sarcinis gravare aliquem (Tac.): a waggon, plaustrum onerare (Ov.); onera in plaustrum imponere (Cic.): Figuratively. To load anybody with chains, catenis aliquem onerare (Hor.); with abuse, onerare aliquem maledictis (Plaut.); with curses, diras ingerere in aliquem. To charge a gun, *pulverem pyrium sclopeto infundere; with ball, *glandem plumbeam sclopeto immittere: to load a cannon, *tormeuto telum immittere [Kraft gives, *in sclopetum pulverem nitratum cum glande immittere; *pulvere pyrio farcire sclopetum].