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    load
    /ləʊd/

    noun

    • 1. a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried: "in addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds" Similar cargofreightfreightagecharge
    • 2. a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something: "the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure"

    verb

    • 1. fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something: "they go to Calais to load up their vans with cheap beer" Similar fillfill uppackstuffOpposite unload
    • 2. make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things: "Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping"

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  2. the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal: The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons. carry a load of One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal. Synonyms.

  3. The meaning of LOAD is the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means; especially : a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination. How to use load in a sentence.

  4. Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence.

  5. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load)

  6. (informal) a large number or amount of people or things; plenty. a load/loads of somebody/something She's got loads of friends. He wrote loads and loads of letters to people. Uncle Jim brought a whole load of presents for the kids. We saw a load of houses before we bought this one. They all had loads of fun at the park.

  7. Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence.

  8. A load is a bundle of stuff that has to be carried. You might spend your days hauling loads of hay into a barn and your evenings dragging loads of dirty clothes into the laundry room. Loads need to be picked up and hauled somewhere, like a load of firewood in a pickup truck or a load of supplies in a hiker's backpack.

  9. Check pronunciation: load. Definition of load verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. load. noun. /loʊd/. something carried. [countable] something that is being carried (usually in large amounts) by a person, vehicle, etc. synonym cargo The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood.

  11. load. noun. uk / ləʊd / us. Add to word list. B2 [ C ] something that is carried, often by a vehicle: We were behind a truck carrying a load of coal. a load/loads informal. B1. a lot of something: There were loads of people there. Have some more food - there's loads. a load of rubbish/nonsense, etc UK informal. nonsense. load. verb. uk / ləʊd / us.