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front-load

front-load verb: to assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible. Also the attributive form of front load.

Verb

front-load (third-person singular simple present front-loads, present participle front-loading, simple past and past participle front-loaded)

  1. (transitive) To assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible.
    • We front-loaded the fees on the project.
    • We front-loaded the project with fees.

Adjective

front-load (not comparable)

  1. Designed to be loaded from the front.
    • A new front-load washing machine uses less water than a top-load.

Also used as

front-load is also the attributive form of front load.

Forms of front-load

third-person singular presentfront-loads
present participlefront-loading
past participlefront-loaded
pastfront-loaded
alternative formfront load
alternative formfrontload

Questions about front-load

What does front-load mean?
Front-load means to assign to the initial periods; to schedule for as early as possible.
What part of speech is front-load?
Front-load can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of front-load?
The past tense of front-load is front-loaded.

Words near front-load in the dictionary

  1. front-end processors
  2. front-ends
  3. front-foot
  4. front-footed
  5. front-line
  6. front-load
  7. front-loaded
  8. front-loading
  9. front-loads
  10. front-matter
  11. front-of-house

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