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| load [ lōd ] |
noun (plural loads) |
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1. something carried or transported: something that is carried by an animal, person, or vehicle, especially something heavy or bulky
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2. amount carried in one trip: the amount of material, goods, or people that are carried in one trip
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often used in combination
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  delivered a boatload of passengers to the island
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3. work demanded of somebody: the amount of work that a person is required to do
unhappy about his teaching load this term
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4. mental burden: something that makes somebody feel mentally weighed down, e.g. responsibility, worry, or guilt
a heavy load to bear
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5. quantity that machine can cope with: the amount that can be handled by a machine at one time, especially the amount of clothes that can be handled by a washing machine
six loads of wash
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6. single charge for gun: a single charge of ammunition for a firearm
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7. electricity amount of drawn electrical power: the amount of electrical power that is drawn from a line or source
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8. electrical engineering device drawing electrical power: any device to which electrical power is delivered
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9. mechanical engineering force and weight on structure: the total force and weight that a structure such as a bridge is designed to withstand. For a bridge, this includes the dynamic loads of traffic, wind, snow, and ice and the static load of the bridge's own weight.
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10. mechanical engineering work required of mechanical device: the work required of or placed on an engine or machine, measured in kilowatts or horsepower
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11. finance charge added to mutual share price: a charge that is added to the price of some mutual fund shares as a commission or marketing cost
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plural noun loads |
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large amount or number: a large amount or a lot of
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informal
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We had loads of guests at the party.
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adverb loads |
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U.K. very much: very much or a great deal
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informal
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feeling loads better
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verb (past and past participle load·ed, present participle load·ing, 3rd person present singular loads) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb put something on vehicle: to put cargo or passengers on a vehicle, ship, or aircraft or to have cargo or passengers put on
The aircraft is now loading.
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2. transitive verb put something on person or animal: to put a load on an animal or give a load to a person so that it can be carried
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3. transitive verb put something in machine: to put into a machine the items that it will work on, e.g. clothes for washing
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4. transitive and intransitive verb put something in camera: to put a film, plate, or tape in a camera, or take in a film, plate, or tape
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5. transitive verb put disk in drive on computer: to put a disk or tape in a drive on a computer
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6. transitive verb put program in computer: to transfer data or a program to the main memory of a computer
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7. transitive and intransitive verb put rounds in gun: to put ammunition into a firearm
loaded the rifle
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8. transitive verb baseball put runners on all bases: to cause runners to occupy first, second, and third bases
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often passive
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hit a home run with the bases loaded
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9. transitive verb gambling weight one side of die: to weight one side of each die in a pair or one side of a roulette wheel to prevent it from operating randomly
He must have loaded the dice.
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10. transitive verb finance add extra charge to insurance premium: to add an extra charge to an insurance premium, e.g. because of an increased risk
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11. transitive verb electricity increase electric output of generator: to increase the output produced by or drawn from a circuit or generator
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12. transitive verb mechanical engineering increase work required of engine: to increase the work required from an engine or motor
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| [ Old English lād "course, way" < Indo-European, "go ahead"] |
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a load of used to say emphatically that something is ridiculous or nonsensical (informal)
a load of nonsense
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a load off your mind a relief from anxiety or worry
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get a load of something to look at or listen to something or somebody (slang)
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