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Load
ləʊd
- 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"
- the total number or amount that can be carried in something, typically a vehicle or container
"a lorry-load of soldiers"
- a quantity of items washed or to be washed in a washing machine or dishwasher at one time
"I do at least six loads of washing a week"
- the material carried along by a stream, glacier, ocean current, etc.
"the streams deposited their loads, leaving thin sheets of gravel or sand"
- a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something
"the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure"
(physical) force load stress thrust strain stress tension heat burden load weight drain trouble care adversity difficulty- the amount of work to be done by a person or machine
"Arthur has a light teaching load"
- a burden of responsibility, worry, or grief
"consumers will find it difficult to service their heavy load of debt"
- a lot of (often used to express disapproval or dislike of something)
"she was talking a load of rubbish"
- plenty
"she spends loads of money on clothes"
- the amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor
"if the wire in the fuse is too thin to accept the load it will melt"
- the amount of electricity supplied by a generating system at any given time
- an impedance or circuit that receives or develops the output of a transistor or other device
- fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something
"they go to Calais to load up their vans with cheap beer"
- place (a load or large quantity of something) on or in a vehicle, ship, container, etc.
"stolen property from a burglary was loaded into a taxi"
- (of a ship or vehicle) take on a load
"when we came to the quay the ship was still loading"
- take, buy, or consume a large amount of
"I just went down to the store and loaded up on beer"
- make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things
"Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping"
- supply someone or something with (something) in overwhelming abundance or to excess
"the King and Queen loaded Columbus with wealth and honours"
- bias towards a particular outcome
"the odds were loaded against them before the match"
- charge (a firearm) with ammunition
"he began to load the gun"
- insert something into (a device) so that it can be operated
"load your camera before you start"
- insert (something) into a device so that it will operate
"load the cassette into the camcorder"
- transfer (a program or data) into memory, or into the central processor from storage
"when the program is loaded into the microcomputer, the CPU carries out each instruction"
- add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk