Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense loads, present participle loading, past tense, past participle loaded
1. verb
If you load a vehicle or a container, you put a large quantity of things into it.
The three men seemed to have finished loading the truck. [VERB noun]
Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with lasagne. [VERB noun + with]
Soldiers were loaded with blankets and supplies. [VERB noun with noun]
They load all their equipment into backpacks. [V n + into/onto]
She deposited the loaded tray. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: fill, stuff, pack, pile More Synonyms of load
Load up means the same as load.
I've just loaded my truck up. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
The giggling couple loaded up their red sports car and drove off. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
We loaded up carts with all the blankets, bandages, medication, water we could spare. [VP n + with]
She loaded up his collection of vintage wines into crates. [VP n + into/onto]
[Also V n P + with/into/onto]
loadingsingular noun
...the loading of baggage onto international flights.
2. countable noun
A load is something, usually a large quantity or heavy object, which is being carried.
He drove by with a big load of hay. [+ of]
He was carrying a very heavy load.
Synonyms: cargo, lading, delivery, haul More Synonyms of load
3. countable noun
A load is a quantity of clothes or sheets which need washing and which are washed together in a washing machine.
I put another load in the washing machine.
4. quantifier
If you refer to a load of people or things or loads of them, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of them.
[informal, emphasis]
I've got loads of money. [+ of]
His people came up with a load of embarrassing information. [+ of]
I used to read loads of Asterix books.
...a load of kids. [+ of]
See a load of
5. verb
When someone loads a weapon such as a gun, they put a bullet or missile in it so that it is ready to use.
I knew how to load and handle a gun. [VERB noun]
He carried a loaded gun. [VERB-ed]
They were quite safe because they weren't loaded. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: make ready, charge, prime, prepare to fire More Synonyms of load
6. verb
To load a piece of equipment means to put something into it so that it is ready to use.
She made us clean our room and load the dishwasher. [V n ]
She spends a lot of time loading her video diary onto a website. [V n into/onto/on n]
The data can subsequently be loaded on a computer for processing. [beV-ed + into/onto/on]
7. countable noun
You can refer to the amount of work you have to do as a load.
She's taking some of the load off the secretaries. [+ off]
8. countable noun
The load of a system or piece of equipment, especially a system supplying electricity or a computer, is the extent to which it is being used at a particular time.
An efficient bulb may lighten the load of power stations. [+ of]
Several processors can share the load of handling data in a single program. [+ of]
9. singular noun
The loadon something is the amount of weight that is pressing down on it or the amount of strain that it is under.
Some of these chairs have flattened feet which spread the load on the ground. [+ on]
High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart. [+ on]
Synonyms: oppression, charge, pressure, worry More Synonyms of load
10. See also loaded
11. a load off your mind
Phrasal verbs:
See load down
See load up
More Synonyms of load
-load
(-loʊd)
Word forms: plural -loads
combining form
-load combines with nouns referring to a vehicle or container to form nouns that refer to the total amount of something that the vehicle or container mentioned can hold or carry.
The first plane-loads of food, children's clothing and medical supplies began arriving. [+ of]
...a lorry-load of sheep on their way across Europe. [+ of]
load in British English
(ləʊd)
noun
1.
something to be borne or conveyed; weight
2.
a.
the usual amount borne or conveyed
b.
(in combination)
a carload
3.
something that weighs down, oppresses, or burdens
that's a load off my mind
4.
a single charge of a firearm
5.
the weight that is carried by a structure
See also dead load, live load
6. electrical engineering, electronics
a.
a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
b.
the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc
7.
the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure
8.
the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc
9.
an external force applied to a component or mechanism
10. a load of
11. get a load of
12. have a load on
13. shoot one's load
verb also (obsolete or dialect): loaden(mainly tr)
14. (also intr)
to place or receive (cargo, goods, etc) upon (a ship, lorry, etc)
15.
to burden or oppress
16.
to supply or beset (someone) with in abundance or overwhelmingly
they loaded her with gifts
17.
to cause to be biased
to load a question
18. (also intr)
to put an ammunition charge into (a firearm)
19. photography
to position (a film, cartridge, or plate) in (a camera)
20.
to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)
21. insurance
to increase (a premium) to cover expenses, etc
22.
to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)
23.
to add material of high atomic number to (concrete) to increase its effectiveness as a radiation shield
24.
to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)
25.
to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)
26.
to apply force to (a mechanism or component)
27. computing
to transfer (a program) to a memory
28. load the dice
Word origin
Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade1; related to lead1
load in American English
(loʊd)
noun
1.
something carried or to be carried at one time or in one trip; burden; cargo
2.
the amount that can be or usually is carried
a measure of weight or quantity varying with the type of conveyance, often used incombination
a carload of coal
3.
something carried with difficulty
; specif.,
a.
a heavy burden or weight
b.
a great mental or spiritual burden
a load off one's mind
4.
the weight that a structure bears or the stresses that are put upon it
5.
a single charge, as of powder and bullets, for a firearm
6. US
the amount of work carried by or assigned to a person, group, etc.
the course load of a student, the caseload of a social worker
7. [often pl.]; Informal
a great amount or number
loads of friends
8. Electricity
a.
the amount of power delivered by a generator, motor, etc. or carried by a circuit
b.
a device to which this power is delivered
9. Finance
an amount, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value, added to the price of some mutual fund shares to cover sales commissions and other marketing costs
10. Mechanics
the rate at which work is done by an engine, etc.; specif., the external resistanceoffered to an engine by the machine that it is operating
verb transitive
11.
to put something to be carried into or upon; esp., to fill or cover with as muchas can be carried
to load a wagon with wheat
12.
to put into or upon a carrier
to load coal into a truck
13.
to weigh down with or as with a heavy load; burden; oppress
14.
to supply in large quantities; give much of something to
to load a person with honors, a novel loaded with suspense
15.
to put a charge of ammunition into (a firearm, etc.)
16.
to put (a roll of film or a plate) into (a camera)
17.
to add weight to, esp. so as to make one end or one side heavier
dice fraudulently loaded to fall with a certain face up
18.
to add extra or excessive costs, profits, etc. to
to load an expense account
19.
to add (an adulterant, filler, etc.) to
20.
to phrase (a question, etc.) so as to elicit a desired answer or reaction
21. US, Baseball
to have or cause to have runners on (first, second, and third bases)
22. Computing
to transfer (a program or data) into main memory from a disk, tape, etc.
verb intransitive
23.
to put a charge of ammunition into a firearm
24.
to receive a charge of ammunition
mortars that load at the muzzle
25.
to put on, receive, or take on passengers, goods, fuel, etc.
the bus is loading
Idioms:
get a load of
have a load on
Derived forms
loader (ˈloader)
noun
Word origin
ME lode < OE lad, a course, way, journey < Gmc *laidō, way < IE base *leit(h)-, to go, leave > lead1, ON litha, Goth galeithan, to go: sense infl. by ME laden, lade
load in Insurance
(loʊd)
Word forms: (present) loads, (past) loaded, (perfect) loaded, (progressive) loading
verb
(Insurance: Underwriting)
If an insurer loads a premium, they increase it to cover expenses or an extra risk.
Where you have an existing injury, the company will load your premium or totally exclude that injured part of your body.
Some insurers load the premium by 50 percent for those over 60, while others charge normal rates, recognizingthat this group tends to be more careful and experienced.
If an insurer loads a premium, they increase it to cover expenses or an extra risk.
back-end load, front-end load, no-load
load in Electrical Engineering1
(loʊd)
Word forms: (regular plural) loads
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Power consumption)
The load of a machine, generator, or circuit is the power that it delivers.
Different houses in the street are placed on different phases of the supply so thatthe load is balanced, or spread evenly, across the three phases when a lot of consumers areconnected.
The aircraft generator is supplying a load of 90kW at a power factor of 0.75 lagging.
The load of a machine, generator, or circuit is the power that it delivers.
base load, dummy load, lagging load, load factor, peak load
load in Electrical Engineering2
(loʊd)
Word forms: (present) loads, (past) loaded, (perfect) loaded, (progressive) loading
verb
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Power consumption)
If you load an electrical device, such as a generator, you draw power from it.
During continuous operations, the motor can be loaded up to the rated torque.
If the series wound motor is not loaded, the rotation speed can rise up to inadmissible high values and can destroy the motormechanically.
If you load an electrical device, such as a generator, you draw power from it.
load in Electrical Engineering3
(loʊd)
Word forms: (regular plural) loads
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
A load is a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator,generator, or some other source of signals.
All power drawn by the load passes via the inverter.
An operating source is a source of electrical power that is delivering power to a load.
A load is a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator,generator, or some other source of signals.
Examples of 'load' in a sentence
load
They auditioned loads of people but they were all too nice and positive.
The Sun (2016)
He has got loads of money.
The Sun (2017)
You'll get a load of grief.
The Sun (2016)
I just went to the store and bought a load of clothes the other day, plain clothes.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It's perhaps not the ideal way to carry a heavy load, but it greatly reduces the risk of striking others.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then we film loads of links - it's best to get them in the bag now so we can forget about them when the contestants perform.
The Sun (2016)
This was getting to be a heavy load.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
It increases the toxic load that the body has to deal with.
The Sun (2008)
We use technology to load the dice in our favour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Pity the poor orchestra having to play second fiddle to that load of rubbish.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There are loads of extra features and brilliant attention to detail in this gritty game.
The Sun (2010)
She finished and raised a load of money for charity in the process.
The Sun (2013)
There are loads of people who have done it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He is in a van loaded with sound equipment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is no shame in spreading the load a bit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Three rockets are loaded on to trucks parked in a row.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They loaded him onto another vehicle to get him back to the base.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They have got a load of big companies sniffing around.
The Sun (2009)
It shows what happens when you get a load of comedians in a rally car.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is what happens when you give a young man loads of money and no direction.
The Sun (2013)
Everyone knows there is always loads of filming going on.
The Sun (2010)
Nor does it depend on continually buying loads of new clothes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He might well decide that science is just a load of useless rubbish.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We have the same meals for months on end and spend hours in the sun carrying heavy loads.
The Sun (2008)
The pain he felt when stooping to load his washing machine got him thinking about better ways to do it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It increases the toxic load that the body has to deal with and raises the risk ofcontamination and infection.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Your best bet is to use loads of moisturiser, as often as you can.
The Sun (2015)
A single container load of ore could be sourced from 10,000 miners.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
load
British English: load /ləʊd/ NOUN
A load is something, usually large or heavy, which is being carried.
He drove by with a big load of hay.
American English: load
Arabic: شُحْنَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: carga
Chinese: 负荷
Croatian: teret
Czech: náklad
Danish: last ladning
Dutch: vracht
European Spanish: carga peso
Finnish: kuorma
French: charge poids
German: Last Gewicht
Greek: φορτίο
Italian: carico
Japanese: 荷
Korean: 짐
Norwegian: last
Polish: ładunek
European Portuguese: carga
Romanian: încărcătură
Russian: груз
Latin American Spanish: carga peso
Swedish: last
Thai: น้ำหนักบรรทุก
Turkish: yük
Ukrainian: вантаж
Vietnamese: vật nặng
British English: load /ləʊd/ VERB
If you load a vehicle, you put something on it.
We finished loading the bags on to the lorry.
American English: load
Arabic: يَشْحَنُ
Brazilian Portuguese: carregar
Chinese: 装载
Croatian: tovariti
Czech: naložit
Danish: læsse
Dutch: laden
European Spanish: cargar peso
Finnish: lastata
French: charger
German: beladen
Greek: φορτώνω
Italian: caricare
Japanese: 荷を積む
Korean: 싣다
Norwegian: laste
Polish: załadować
European Portuguese: carregar
Romanian: a încărca
Russian: грузить
Latin American Spanish: cargar Poner peso sobre algo
Swedish: lasta
Thai: บรรทุกสินค้า
Turkish: yüklemek
Ukrainian: вантажити
Vietnamese: bốc hàng lên
Chinese translation of 'load'
load
(ləud)
n(c)
(= thing carried)
[of person, animal]负(負)荷 (fùhè)
[of vehicle]装(裝)载(載)量 (zhuāngzàiliàng) (车, chē)
(= weight) 负(負)重 (fùzhòng)
(Elec) 负(負)荷 (fùhè)
(= workload) 工作量 (gōngzuòliàng)
vt
[vehicle, ship] (also load up) 装(裝) (zhuāng)
(Comput)[program, data]下载(載) (xiàzài)
[gun]给(給) ... 上子弹(彈) (gěi ... shàng zǐdàn)
[camera]把胶(膠)卷装(裝)入 (bǎ jiāojuǎn zhuāngrù)
loads of or a load of money/people (inf) 很多钱(錢)/人 (hěnduō qián/rén)
a load of nonsense (inf) 一派胡言 (yī pài húyán)
1 (verb)
Definition
to place cargo or goods upon (a ship or vehicle)
The three men had finished loading the truck.
Synonyms
fill
I fill the shelves in a supermarket until 12pm.
stuff
wallets stuffed with dollars
pack
All her possessions were packed into the back of her car.
Thousands of people packed into the arena.
pile
He was piling clothes into the case.
stack
The committee is stacked with members from energy-producing states.
heap
They were heaping up wood for a bonfire.
cram
She crammed her mouth with nuts.
freight
lade
2 (verb)
Definition
to place cargo or goods upon (a ship or vehicle)
They had loaded all their equipment into the back of the truck.
Synonyms
pack
They offered me a job packing goods in a warehouse.
store
storing away cash that will come in useful later on
stuff
His trousers were stuffed inside the tops of his boots.
deposit
You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
stack
put away
stow
I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car.
3 (verb)
Definition
to put ammunition into (a firearm)
I knew how to load and handle a gun.
Synonyms
make ready
charge
a performance that was charged with energy
prime
They were primed and ready to execute the plan.
prepare to fire
4 (verb)
Definition
to insert film in (a camera)
A technician loads a cartridge onto one of the machines.
Synonyms
insert
He took a key from his pocket and inserted it into the lock.
place
put in
stick in
pop in (informal)
1 (noun)
Definition
the amount borne or conveyed
He drove by with a big load of hay.
Synonyms
cargo
The boat calls at the main port to load its cargo of bananas.
lading
delivery
a delivery of fresh eggs
haul
shipment
batch
the current batch of trainee priests
freight
26 tonnes of freight
bale
consignment
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.
2 (noun)
Definition
a quantity of
(informal)
They came up with a load of embarrassing information.
Synonyms
large amount
a lot
mass
On the desk is a mass of books and papers.
ocean
He has oceans of loyal fans.
pile (informal)
I've got piles of questions for you.
great deal
quantity
the sheer quantity of data can cause problems.
stacks
abundance
3 (noun)
Definition
to burden or oppress
High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart.
Synonyms
oppression
charge
pressure
The pressures of modern life are great.
worry
trouble
weight
He heaved a sigh of relief. `That's a great weight off my mind.'
responsibility
The 600 properties were his responsibility.
burden
Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him.
affliction
onus
The onus was on the Italians to find a solution.
albatross
millstone
The contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
encumbrance
She considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.
incubus
phrasal verb
See load someone down
Additional synonyms
in the sense of batch
Definition
a group of similar objects or people dispatched or dealt with at the same time
the current batch of trainee priests
Synonyms
group,
set,
lot,
crowd,
pack,
collection,
quantity,
bunch,
accumulation,
assortment,
consignment,
assemblage,
aggregation
in the sense of burden
Definition
something that is difficult to bear
Having more responsibility at work felt like a burden to him.
Synonyms
trouble,
care,
worry,
trial,
weight,
responsibility,
stress,
strain,
anxiety,
sorrow,
grievance,
affliction,
onus,
albatross,
millstone,
encumbrance
in the sense of charge
Definition
to fill with a feeling or mood
a performance that was charged with energy
Synonyms
fill,
load,
instil,
suffuse,
lade
Synonyms of 'load'
load
Explore 'load' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of consignment
Definition
a shipment of goods
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.
Synonyms
shipment,
delivery,
batch,
goods
in the sense of cram
Definition
to force (more people or things) into (a place) than it can hold
She crammed her mouth with nuts.
Synonyms
pack,
fill,
stuff
in the sense of delivery
Definition
something that is delivered
a delivery of fresh eggs
Synonyms
consignment,
goods,
shipment,
batch
in the sense of deposit
Definition
to place (money) in a bank account or other savings account
You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.
Synonyms
store,
keep,
put,
bank,
save,
lodge,
entrust,
consign,
hoard,
stash (informal),
lock away,
put in storage
in the sense of encumbrance
Definition
something that impedes or is burdensome
She considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.
Synonyms
burden,
weight,
difficulty,
load,
drag,
liability,
obstacle,
embarrassment,
obstruction,
albatross,
millstone
in the sense of freight
Definition
a ship's cargo or part of it
26 tonnes of freight
Synonyms
cargo,
goods,
contents,
load,
lading,
delivery,
burden,
haul,
bulk,
shipment,
merchandise,
bales,
consignment,
payload,
tonnage
in the sense of heap
Definition
to collect into a pile
They were heaping up wood for a bonfire.
Synonyms
pile,
store,
collect,
gather,
stack,
accumulate,
mound,
amass,
stockpile,
hoard,
bank
in the sense of mass
Definition
a collection of the component parts of something
On the desk is a mass of books and papers.
Synonyms
lot,
collection,
load (informal),
combination,
pile,
quantity,
bunch,
stack,
heap,
rick,
batch,
accumulation,
stockpile,
assemblage,
aggregation,
conglomeration
in the sense of millstone
Definition
a heavy burden of responsibility or obligation
The contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
Synonyms
burden,
weight,
load,
albatross,
drag,
affliction,
dead weight,
encumbrance
in the sense of ocean
Definition
a huge quantity or expanse
He has oceans of loyal fans.
Synonyms
a lot,
a great deal,
a mass (informal),
a load (informal),
a multitude,
a heap,
a stack,
an abundance,
a large amount,
a plethora,
a quantity,
a profusion,
a number,
a vast number
Additional synonyms
in the sense of onus
Definition
a responsibility, task, or burden
The onus was on the Italians to find a solution.
Synonyms
burden,
weight,
responsibility,
worry,
task,
stress,
duty,
load,
obligation,
liability
in the sense of pile
Definition
to collect or be collected into a pile
He was piling clothes into the case.
Synonyms
load,
stuff,
pack,
stack,
charge,
heap,
cram,
lade
in the sense of pile
Definition
a large amount
I've got piles of questions for you.
Synonyms
lot(s),
mountain(s),
load(s) (informal),
oceans,
wealth,
great deal,
stack(s),
abundance,
large quantity,
oodles (informal),
shedload (British, informal)
in the sense of pressure
Definition
urgent claims or demands
The pressures of modern life are great.
Synonyms
stress,
demands,
difficulty,
strain,
press,
heat,
load,
burden,
distress,
hurry,
urgency,
hassle (informal),
uphill (South Africa),
adversity,
affliction,
exigency
in the sense of prime
Definition
to prepare (something)
They were primed and ready to execute the plan.
Synonyms
prepare,
set up,
load,
equip,
get ready,
make ready
in the sense of quantity
Definition
the aspect of anything that can be measured, weighed, or counted
the sheer quantity of data can cause problems.
Synonyms
size,
measure,
mass,
volume,
length,
capacity,
extent,
bulk,
magnitude,
greatness,
expanse
in the sense of responsibility
Definition
a person or thing for which one is responsible
The 600 properties were his responsibility.
Synonyms
duty,
business,
job,
role,
task,
function,
burden,
liability,
accountability,
onus,
answerability
in the sense of stack
Definition
to load or fill (something) up with piles of objects
The committee is stacked with members from energy-producing states.
Synonyms
pack,
fill,
crowd,
stuff,
mob,
cram,
throng
in the sense of store
Definition
to keep, set aside, or gather (things) for future use
storing away cash that will come in useful later on
Synonyms
put by,
save,
hoard,
keep,
stock,
husband,
reserve,
deposit,
accumulate,
garner,
stockpile,
put aside,
stash (informal),
salt away,
keep in reserve,
put aside for a rainy day,
lay by or in
in the sense of stow
Definition
to pack or store (something)
I helped her stow her bags in the boot of the car.
Synonyms
pack,
load,
put away,
store,
stuff,
deposit,
jam,
tuck,
bundle,
cram,
stash (informal),
secrete
Additional synonyms
in the sense of stuff
Definition
to pack or fill (something) completely
wallets stuffed with dollars
Synonyms
cram,
fill,
pack,
load,
crowd
in the sense of stuff
Definition
to force, shove, or squeeze (something somewhere)
His trousers were stuffed inside the tops of his boots.
Synonyms
shove,
force,
push,
squeeze,
jam,
ram,
wedge,
compress,
stow
in the sense of weight
Definition
an oppressive force
He heaved a sigh of relief. `That's a great weight off my mind.'