Load | Mean of load in English Dictionary

/ˈloʊd/

• Noun
• something that is lifted and carried
1. He lifted the load onto his shoulders.
2. donkeys hauling/carrying large loads
3. She was carrying a heavy load of legal documents in her briefcase.
4. a light load
• an amount that can be carried at one time
1. He picked up a load of firewood and carried it into the house.
2. The truck was carrying a full load of sand.
3. a load of laundry [=the amount of laundry that can fit into a washing machine]
4. an armload of firewood
5. a truckload of sand
6. a boatload of tourists
• the weight that is carried or supported by something
1. Losing weight will lessen the load on your knees.
2. a load-bearing wall [=a wall that supports the weight of a building]

• something that causes worry or sadness
1. His death is a heavy load to bear.
2. The good news has really taken a load off my mind. [=has allowed me to stop worrying; has made me feel relieved]
• a difficult responsibility
1. There's a lot of work to be done, and you have to carry/bear your share of the load. [=you have to do your share of the work]
2. I wish there were some way I could help lift this load [=weight, burden] from his shoulders.
3. The company is trying to reduce its debt load. [=the amount of money that it owes]
• a large amount of something
1. They had a load of trouble.
2. We had loads of fun.
3. The house has loads of room.
4. I have loads [=many things] to do today.
• the amount of work done or expected to be done
1. a full load of teaching work
2. She's taking a full/heavy course load this semester.
• the amount of work done by a machine
1. the load on an engine
• the amount of power used by an electrical device or produced by a power source
1. The electrical system failed because it couldn't handle the load.
• to look at (someone or something)
1. Get a load of that car!
2. You should get a load of his pants.
• to sit down and relax
1. You look tired. Come in and take a load off.
• Verb
• to put an amount of something in or on (something)
1. load a truck with packages
2. We loaded (up) the car and drove off.
3. Workers were loading and unloading the ships as they came into port.
4. We loaded up and drove off.
• to put (an amount of something) into or onto something
1. load packages on/onto a truck
2. We loaded our luggage in/into the car and drove off.
3. Workers were loading cargo on/onto the ships.
• to supply (someone or something) with a large amount of something
1. Mom loaded me (up) with supplies for the hike.
2. She loaded the table with all kinds of delicious foods.
3. My sister loaded [=filled] her plate with mashed potatoes and corn.
• to put something necessary into a machine or device so that it can be used
1. load a camera with film = load film into a camera
2. load a gun (with bullets) = load bullets into a gun
3. load a tape into the VCR
4. The film didn't load properly.
• to be boarded by (passengers)
1. The bus stopped to load a few more passengers.
• to go onto something (such as a boat or vehicle)
1. The passengers loaded on/onto the bus.
• to cause (a program, file, etc.) to begin being used or displayed by a computer
1. load a program
2. load a new Web page
3. The program takes less time to load than it used to.
• to put runners on (first, second, and third base)
1. He drew a walk to load the bases.
2. The bases are loaded. [=there are runners on each of the bases]
• to cause or force (someone or something) to accept or deal with (something difficult)
1. The company is loaded down with debt. [=is burdened with debt; has a large amount of debt]
2. I'm loaded down with homework.
• to drink or eat a large amount of (something)
1. people loading up on fatty foods
• to get a large amount of (something)
1. investors who have been loading up on hot stocks