load

[US]/ləʊd/
[UK]/loʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the amount or weight that a vehicle, structure, or machine is carrying or can carry; the amount of work that is to be done
vi. to put a load on or in (a vehicle, structure, or machine); to transfer (data, programs, or resources) into a computer's memory
vt. to make (someone or something) carry or bear a heavy weight or responsibility; to put (something) into a container or onto a vehicle

Phrases & Collocations

load the dishwasher

load the laundry

load the truck

heavy load

full load

light load

dynamic load

static load

load capacity

load balancing

load distribution

load test

work load

load bearing

wind load

axial load

load balance

impact load

a load of

load transfer

heat load

peak load

critical load

vertical load

Example Sentences

that's a load of bosh.

the load on an arch.

a load of firewood.

That's a load of bunk.

a lorry load of soldiers.

load the cassette into the camcorder.

this track is a load of wack.

load a ship with coal

load cargo into the hold

load sb. with praise

a no-load mutual fund.

That book is a load of rubbish.

They load him with favors.

I thought it was a load of cobblers.

was loaded with worries.

Real-world Examples

Single malt? Have a seat, take a load off.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Um, yeah, loads and loads. My mind's gone completely blank.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

To load up, " load, " up (two words) means to get a lot of.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

Of load on load of apples coming in.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

Did you get a load of that granddaughter?

Source: Clever Detective and Thief

5 to 10 seconds for FireWire to load a CD.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

Hey, lan. Get a load of this.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

The lorry was loaded with weapons. It was loaded with grenades.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2016

Cardiac cells are also loaded with energy-generating mitochondria.

Source: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology

Well, that's a load of meaningless drivel.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 2

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