preload

present singular third person preloads · participle present preloading · participle past preloaded · past preloaded

1. transitiveTo load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).

   My computer came preloaded with wordprocessor software.

   Synonyms: foreload, preinstall

2. UKintransitiveslangTo drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

   That nightclub is so expensive. Let's preload at your flat.

   Synonyms: pregame, pre-drink

plural preloads

1. countableuncountableanatomyThe end diastolic pressure that stretches the right or left ventricle of the heart to its greatest geometric dimensions under variable physiologic demand.
2. countableuncountableengineeringThe internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.

   The preload itself should be tightened gradually. Many older threadless headsets suspend their preload bolts within soft plastic caps; they sink right through easily enough.

   2008, Sam Tracy, Roadside Bicycle Repair, Fulcrum Publishing, →ISBN, page 55