26984 words

loads

28 definitions • 55 examples
1
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal:

Examples:

The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
load of They delivered two loads of wood to the site.
2
a lot:

Examples:

a load of I've got a load of work to get through before tomorrow.
There were a load of people there.
Have some more food - there's loads.
She looks loads better with her new haircut.
3
the amount of electrical power that is supplied
4
the amount of work to be done by a person:

Examples:

If we share the organization of the party, that will help spread the load.
heavy load I've got a heavy teaching load this term.
light load She has had to drop one course, so she’s taking a slightly lighter course load.
5
a painful, difficult, or tiring situation to deal with:

Examples:

lighten someone’s load I wish I could do something to lighten your load (= make your situation easier).
6
an amount of clothing, etc. that is put in a washing machine to be washed, or that has been taken out of a washing machine after being washed:

Examples:

put a load in I always put a load in before I go to bed and hang it out to dry in the morning.
put a load on You sort the washing and put a load on, and when you go back to hang it out the clothes appear to have multiplied.
I've already done three loads of laundry this morning.
7
to put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine:

Examples:

load something onto something How long will it take to load this sand onto the lorry?
load something up Let's load up the car and then we can go.
8
to have too much to carry, or too much work to do:

Examples:

I was loaded down with shopping.
9
to contain a lot of something:

Examples:

Most fast foods are loaded with fat.
10
to fill or cover something with a lot of food:

Examples:

load something up Guests loaded up their plates at the restaurant buffet.
be loaded with On the day of the party the table was loaded with food.
11
to put film in a camera or bullets in a gun:

Examples:

Do not load the film (= put it into the camera) in bright light.
12
to put information or a program onto a computer:

Examples:

You need to load this program onto your computer.
The software is easy to load.
13
If a web page or an application loads or is loaded, it appears on a screen:

Examples:

My browser wouldn't load the page.
Some of the apps on my smart TV are quite slow to load.
14
in baseball, to have runners at each of the bases (= positions that a player must reach to score a point):

Examples:

The Tigers loaded the bases with one man out in the fourth inning.
15
all the people or goods in the stated type of vehicle or container:

Examples:

a coachload of football fans
Busloads of tourists pour into this place in the summer.
Truckloads of food and medical supplies arrived in the refugee camp.
16
the amount or weight of something carried by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or a person or animal:

Examples:

The truck had a load of bricks.
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
17
Load is also the weight being moved by a lever.
18
the amount of work to be done by a person:

Examples:

The normal teaching load at this university is three courses each semester.
19
to put into a piece of equipment something it uses to make it work:

Examples:

The technician loaded a sample into the device.
You need to load the new software before you can use the computer.
20
to put something in or on a vehicle:

Examples:

He could load more hay into the wagon.
21
used with other nouns to refer to a vehicle, large container, etc. that is completely full:

Examples:

truckload/planeload/busload Planeloads of aid sent to the disaster region remain undistributed.
The auditors have requested boxloads of documents.
22
an amount of goods or people transported by road, railway, or air:

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23
the amount of work to be done by a person, an organization, or a machine:

Examples:

lighten/reduce a load Workers have asked whether the bank intends to lighten their load by hiring more staff.
share/spread the load British manufacturing is looking to other sectors to help share the load of investing in infrastructure.
24
a charge that you pay when you buy or sell shares in an investment company
25
an amount of money, usually a large amount, that a person, company, or country has to pay:

Examples:

debt/tax load A ruling by the European Union lightened the tax load on investors buying gold.
26
to put goods onto a vehicle to transport them:

Examples:

A surge in trade has seen up to 90 vessels a week at the port waiting to load their cargoes.
Trucks were loading and unloading at the warehouse.
load sth with sth The tanker was loaded with four million gallons of diesel oil.
27
to put a program or data onto a computer or website:

Examples:

load software/a file/a program The software is very easy to load.
The updates don't take long to load.
28
to include charges in an investment, loan, etc.:

Examples:

load sth with sth The card is designed to attract customers with poor credit and comes loaded with lots of fees and a very low credit limit.

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