foreload

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ load.

Noun

foreload (plural foreloads)

  1. A load placed on the front or forward part of anything.
  2. (physiology) The weight that acts on muscle once it begins to contract; increased end-diastolic volume.

Verb

foreload (third-person singular simple present foreloads, present participle foreloading, simple past and past participle foreloaded)

  1. (transitive) To load beforehand or in advance.
    • 1961, Poultry Farmer:
      Manure is not a problem at The Gables, for a local farmer comes weekly, foreloads it by tractor into a trailer and takes it away.

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