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plural loaders
Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads. quotations examples
A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.
1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85
The loader […] placed the cartridge in the muzzle and shoved it in as far as he could. The rammer rammed it home, the gun captain inserting his priming wire to make sure.
2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice
(computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution. examples
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc. examples
(marketing) An incentive given to a dealer. quotations examples
Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.
1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197
Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.
1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591
Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items.
2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172
plural abs
(informal) abdominal muscle. quotations examples
The bikinied models in most of the ESPN2 shows have abs. Many of the malnourished bikinied models in the commercials have visible rib cages. How did the two get conflated into a shared vision of beauty?
2006, H. Peter Steeves, The Things Themselves, page 75
When possible, do your ab workout on a day when you're not training a major muscle group […] .
2010, Bill Geiger, "6-pack Abs in 9 Weeks", Reps! 17:106
(slang) An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
third-person singular simple present abs, present participle abbing, simple past and past participle abbed
(climbing, informal) To abseil. quotations examples
I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him.
1998, Climbing, numbers 178-180, page 22
Abbreviation of abort. examples
Abbreviation of abortion. examples
Abbreviation of about. examples
(US) The early stages of; the beginning process; the start. examples