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underload

underload noun: an insufficient load.

Noun

underload (plural underloads)

  1. An insufficient load.

Verb

underload (third-person singular simple present underloads, present participle underloading, simple past and past participle underloaded)

  1. (transitive) To load insufficiently.
    • an underloaded aircraft

Antonyms of underload

Forms of underload

Noun
pluralunderloads
Verb
third-person singular presentunderloads
present participleunderloading
past participleunderloaded
pastunderloaded

Origin of underload

From under- + load.

Words formed from underload

Phrases with underload

Questions about underload

What does underload mean?
Underload means an insufficient load.
What part of speech is underload?
Underload can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of underload?
The plural of underload is underloads.

Words near underload in the dictionary

  1. underlit
  2. underlive
  3. underlived
  4. underlives
  5. underliving
  6. underload
  7. underload switch
  8. underload switches
  9. underloaded
  10. underloading
  11. underloads

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