- load
- load1 [ loud ] noun ***1. ) count something that a person or animal carries, especially a large amount of things:The men were struggling with their heavy loads.a ) count the goods that a vehicle carries:load of: She drove back from the farm with a full load of hay.b ) singular the amount of weight or pressure that something has to bear:The hip belt on this backpack takes most of the load off the shoulders.2. ) count a quantity of clothes that you put in a washing machine:I think I'll do another load of laundry.3. ) count an amount of work that a person, piece of equipment, or system has to do at one time: WORKLOAD:Teaching loads have increased this year.We need a computer that can cope with the load.a ) a problem, responsibility, or worry that you have to deal with: BURDEN:You must allow others to share your load.a heavy load to bear/carry: Knowledge of what they had done was a heavy load to bear.get a load of SPOKENused for telling someone to look at or listen to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting:Get a load of that dress!a load of/loads of something INFORMALa lot of something:You're getting yourself into a whole load of trouble.He's making loads of money.loads (of things) to do: I've got loads to do today.a load of crap/bull/garbage etc. IMPOLITEused for emphasizing that you think something is stupid or wrongtake a load off (your feet) SPOKENto sit down and relaxloadload 2 [ loud ] verb **1. ) load or load up intransitive or transitive to put a load onto or into something such as a vehicle or container:They are loading the truck now.Down at the docks, ships were loading and unloading.load something into/onto something: Were there any problems loading the cargo onto the boat?load something with something: She loaded my plate with grapes and plums.2. ) transitive to put something into a piece of equipment so that it is ready to use:Did you load the dishwasher?My camera is loaded with color film.load something with/into something: He loaded the cassette into the player.a ) to put bullets into a gun:He stopped to load his rifle.b ) to put information or a program into a computer:The data is loaded from a spreadsheet file.,load `down phrasal verb transitive usually passive1. ) if you are loaded down with a lot of heavy things, you are carrying them:She was loaded down with luggage.2. ) if you are loaded down with responsibilities, problems or work, you have more than you can deal with,load `up phrasal verb intransitive or transitivesame as LOAD 2 1:They heard the sound of trucks being loaded up and driven away.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.