load

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load

A worker carefully loads boxes onto a delivery truck.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried: The weight or mass placed on a vehicle, animal, or structure.
    • The total amount of something that can be or is carried at one time: The capacity or quantity of goods, passengers, or data.
    • A burden or responsibility: A weight of worry, duty, or obligation.
    • The amount of work done or power consumed by a machine or system: The demand placed on an electrical circuit, engine, or computer.
    • A quantity of something, often a large or excessive amount: An informal use meaning "a lot."

  2. Verb:

    • To put a load on or into (something) for conveyance or operation: To place goods, cargo, or material onto a vehicle or into a machine.
    • To fill with a great quantity or burden: To put a large amount of something into or onto something else.
    • To insert the necessary operating materials into a device: To put film in a camera, ammunition in a gun, or data into a computer's memory.
    • To bias or weight unfairly: To manipulate a situation to favor one outcome.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun:

    • The truck's load was too heavy for the old bridge. (The cargo being transported was excessive.)
    • She felt a great load of responsibility after the promotion. (She felt a heavy burden of duty.)
    • The generator is operating at full load. (The generator is producing its maximum power output.)
    • He has loads of friends in the city. (He has a very large number of friends.)

  • Verb:

    • Please help me load the boxes into the van. (Please help me put the boxes into the vehicle.)
    • He loaded the dishwasher after dinner. (He filled the dishwasher with dirty dishes.)
    • Remember to load the camera before the trip. (Remember to insert film into the camera.)
    • The dice were loaded, making the game unfair. (The dice were tampered with to control the result.)
Advanced Usage
  • "A load off one's mind": A great relief from worry.
    • Finishing the project was a load off my mind.
  • "Get a load of (something/someone)": An informal phrase meaning to look at or listen to something, often with surprise or interest.
    • Get a load of that fancy car!
  • "Have a load on": Slang for being drunk.
    • He had a load on and couldn't drive home.
Variants and Related Words
  • Loader (n): A person or machine that loads things.
    • The front-end loader moved the dirt quickly.
  • Loading (n): The act of putting a load on something; the cargo itself.
    • The loading of the ship took all day.
  • Unload (v): The opposite action; to remove a load.
    • We need to unload the groceries from the car.
  • Overload (v/n): To put too great a load on something; an excessive load.
    • Do not overload the electrical circuit.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Burden, cargo, freight, weight, capacity, consignment.
  • Verb: Pack, fill, stack, charge, burden, heap.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Load up (on/with): To take or gather a large amount of something.
    • We loaded up on snacks for the road trip.
  • Load down (with): To burden or weigh someone or something down.
    • They loaded him down with paperwork.
Related Idioms
  • Load the dice (against someone): To arrange things unfairly against someone.
    • The strict rules load the dice against new competitors.
  • Take a load off: An invitation to sit down and relax.
    • Come in and take a load off your feet.
load

A worker carefully loads boxes onto a delivery truck.

Noun
  1. electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
  2. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
  3. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
  4. an onerous or difficult concern
    • the burden of responsibility
    • that's a load off my mind
  5. the power output of a generator or power plant
  6. an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
    • he got a load on and started a brawl
  7. goods carried by a large vehicle
  8. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
    • the system broke down under excessive loads
  9. weight to be borne or conveyed
Verb
  1. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
    • adulterate liquor
  2. put (something) on a structure or conveyance
    • load the bags onto the trucks
  3. transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
  4. provide (a device) with something necessary
    • He loaded his gun carefully
    • load the camera
  5. fill or place a load on
    • load a car
    • load the truck with hay

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