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Definition: Meaning of, load in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ləʊd /

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load loads
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  1. amount of something a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc
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  2. a load (of something) British English informal a lot of something
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  3. a bus load/car load/truck load etc the largest amount of something that a vehicle can carry
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  4. a load of crap/bull etc British English spoken not polite used to say that something is bad, untrue, or stupid
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  5. work the amount of work that a person or machine has to do
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  6. worry a problem or worry that is difficult to deal with
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  7. washing a quantity of clothes that are washed together in a washing machine
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  8. get a load of somebody/something spoken used to tell someone to look at or listen to something that is surprising or funny
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  9. weight the amount of weight that something is supporting
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  10. electricity technical an amount of electrical power that is being produced
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
load loaded loaded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
loading loads
  1. [intransitive and transitive] also load up to put a large quantity of something into a vehicle or container
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  2. [transitive] to put a necessary part into something in order to make it work, for example bullets into a gun or film into a camera
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  3. [intransitive and transitive] to put a program into a computer, or to be put into a computer
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  4. [intransitive] also load up if a ship, aircraft etc loads, goods are put onto it
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load used in phrases

  • dead load (noun)
    1. e.g. a bridge a constant load on a structure due to the weight of the supported structure itself
  • get a load (verb)
    1. look at with attention
  • live load (noun)
    1. e.g. a bridge a variable load on a structure such as moving traffic
  • load factor (noun)
    1. measured in g aeronautics the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft
  • load line (noun)
    1. waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
  • load-bearing (adjective)
    1. capable of bearing a structural load
  • load-shedding (noun)
    1. cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
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load used in phrasal verbs

  • load down (phrasal verb)
    1. if you are loaded down with a lot of heavy things, you are carrying them
    2. if you are loaded down with responsibilities, problems, or work, you have more than you can deal with
  • load up (phrasal verb)
  • load up on (phrasal verb)
    1. to buy a lot of something so that it is available when you need it
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