load

A2
Pronunciation
/ləʊd/
/loʊd/
Noun
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

A burden; a weight to be carried.

Example Sentences
  • I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.
2 Definition

A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.

3 Definition

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

Example Sentences
  • She put another load of clothes in the washing machine.
4 Definition

A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.

Example Sentences
  • I put a load on before we left.
5 Definition

(in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle

6 Definition

(often in the plural) A large number or amount.

Example Sentences
  • I got a load of emails about that.
7 Definition

The volume of work required to be performed.

Example Sentences
  • Will our web servers be able to cope with that load?
8 Definition

The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.

Example Sentences
  • Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons.
9 Definition

The electrical current or power delivered by a device.

Example Sentences
  • I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.
10 Definition

A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.

11 Definition

Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.

Example Sentences
  • Connect a second 24-ohm load across the power supply's output terminals.
12 Definition

A unit of measure for various quantities.

13 Definition

The viral load

14 Definition

A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.

15 Definition

The charge of powder for a firearm.

16 Definition

Weight or violence of blows.

17 Definition

The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.

18 Definition

Nonsense; rubbish.

Example Sentences
  • What a load!
19 Definition

The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.

Example Sentences
  • All of those uncompressed images are going to slow down the page load.
Verb
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).

Example Sentences
  • The dock workers refused to load the ship.
2 Definition

To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.

Example Sentences
  • He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.
3 Definition

To put a load on something.

Example Sentences
  • The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.
4 Definition

To receive a load.

Example Sentences
  • The truck is designed to load easily.
5 Definition

To be placed into storage or conveyance.

Example Sentences
  • The containers load quickly and easily.
6 Definition

To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.

Example Sentences
  • I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.
7 Definition

To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.

Example Sentences
  • Now that you've loaded the camera [with film], you're ready to start shooting.
8 Definition

To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.

Example Sentences
  • The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore.
9 Definition

To be put into use in an apparatus.

Example Sentences
  • The cartridge was designed to load easily.
10 Definition

To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.

Example Sentences
  • Click OK to load the selected data.
11 Definition

To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.

Example Sentences
  • This program takes an age to load.
12 Definition

To put runners on first, second and third bases

Example Sentences
  • He walks to load the bases.
13 Definition

To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.

Example Sentences
  • The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate.
14 Definition

To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.

15 Definition

To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.

Example Sentences
  • The new owners had loaded the company with debt.
16 Definition

To provide in abundance.

Example Sentences
  • He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon.
17 Definition

To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.

18 Definition

To adulterate or drug.

Example Sentences
  • to load wine
19 Definition

To magnetize.