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quickload

/ˈkwɪk.loʊd/

quickload verb: to load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.

Verb

quickload (third-person singular simple present quickloads, present participle quickloading, simple past and past participle quickloaded)

  1. To load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.

Noun

quickload (plural quickloads)

  1. An instance of quickloading.

Forms of quickload

Verb
third-person singular presentquickloads
present participlequickloading
past participlequickloaded
pastquickloaded
Noun
pluralquickloads

Origin of quickload

From quick + load. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Load").

Questions about quickload

What does quickload mean?
Quickload means to load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.
What part of speech is quickload?
Quickload can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce quickload?
Quickload is pronounced /ˈkwɪk.loʊd/ (US).
What is the past tense of quickload?
The past tense of quickload is quickloaded.

Words near quickload in the dictionary

  1. quicklime
  2. quicklimed
  3. quicklimes
  4. quickliming
  5. quickling
  6. quickload
  7. quickloaded
  8. quickloading
  9. quickloads
  10. quickly
  11. Quicklyism

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