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.

Related terms

• afterload

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.

Anagrams

• doorleaf