Meaning of load in English

load

noun

/ləʊd/ us

/loʊd/

load noun (AMOUNT CARRIED)

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B2 [ C ]

the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal:

The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.

load of They delivered two loads of wood to the site.

carry a load One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal.

Synonyms

cargo
consignment
delivery (OF PACKAGE ETC.)
freight 
shipment

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boatload
payload
truckload

a load informal (also loads)

a lot:

a load of I've got a load of work to get through before tomorrow.

There were a load of people there.

Have some more food - there's loads.

She looks loads better with her new haircut.

[ C ] physics specialized

the amount of electrical power that is supplied

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The old man was carrying a load of sticks.
The safe load for a truck of this size works out at nearly 20 tons.
The rope gave under the weight of the load.
An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway, shedding its load.
He laboured up the hill with his heavy load.

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Large in number or quantity

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load noun (AMOUNT TO DO)

[ C ]

the amount of work to be done by a person:

If we share the organization of the party, that will help spread the load.

heavy load I've got a heavy teaching load this term.

light load She has had to drop one course, so she’s taking a slightly lighter course load.

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caseload

workload

[ S ]

a painful, difficult, or tiring situation to deal with:

Living with a terminal diagnosis is a heavy load to carry.

lighten someone’s load I wish I could do something to lighten your load (= make your situation easier).

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lighten (MAKE LESS HEAVY)

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Work, working and the workplace

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load noun (WASHING)

an amount of clothing, etc. that is put in a washing machine to be washed, or that has been taken out of a washing machine after being washed:

put a load in I always put a load in before I go to bed and hang it out to dry in the morning.

put a load on You sort the washing and put a load on, and when you go back to hang it out the clothes appear to have multiplied.

I've already done three loads of laundry this morning.

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Cleaning clothes

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Idioms

get a load of that!

a load of crap, nonsense, rubbish, etc.

load

verb

/ləʊd/ us

/loʊd/

load verb (PUT INTO/ONTO)

B2 [ I or T ]

to put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine:

load something onto something How long will it take to load this sand onto the lorry?

load something up Let's load up the car and then we can go.

to load the dishwasher/washing machine

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overload verb

Opposite

unload

be loaded down with something

to have too much to carry, or too much work to do:

I was loaded down with shopping.

be loaded with something

to contain a lot of something:

Most fast foods are loaded with fat.

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They loaded the lorry with potatoes.
It's your turn to load the dishwasher.
They loaded the boxes onto the ship.
We will need a fork-lift truck to load these crates.

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Wrapping, packing and loading

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load verb (FILL WITH FOOD)

[ T ]

to fill or cover something with a lot of food:

load something up Guests loaded up their plates at the restaurant buffet.

be loaded with On the day of the party the table was loaded with food.

a buttermilk biscuit loaded with bacon, egg and cheese

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Filling and completing

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Covering and adding layers

load verb (CAMERA/GUN)

[ T ]

to put film in a camera or bullets in a gun:

Do not load the film (= put it into the camera) in bright light.

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Filling and completing

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load verb (COMPUTER)

B2 [ I or T ]

to put information or a program onto a computer:

You need to load this program onto your computer.

The software is easy to load.

[ I or T ]

If a web page or an application loads or is loaded, it appears on a screen:

My browser wouldn't load the page.

Some of the apps on my smart TV are quite slow to load.

a web page loads What happens if the user clicks on a link before the web page has finished loading?

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Operating computers

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load verb (BASEBALL)

load the bases

in baseball, to have runners at each of the bases (= positions that a player must reach to score a point):

The Tigers loaded the bases with one man out in the fourth inning.

Phrasal verb

load up on something

-load

suffix

/ -ləʊd/ us

/ -loʊd/

all the people or goods in the stated type of vehicle or container:

A coachload of football fans had a 20-minute delay getting .

-load of Busloads of tourists pour into this place in the summer.

Truckloads of food and medical supplies arrived in the refugee camp.

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Measurements of volume: informal

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(Definition of load from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

load | American Dictionary

load

noun [ C ]

/loʊd/

load noun [C] (WEIGHT CARRIED)

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the amount or weight of something carried by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or a person or animal:

The truck had a load of bricks.

The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.

physics

Load is also the weight being moved by a lever.

load noun [C] (AMOUNT OF WORK)

the amount of work to be done by a person:

The normal teaching load at this university is three courses each semester.

Idioms

loaded down with things

loads of something

load

verb [ T ]

/loʊd/

load verb [T] (PUT INTO)

to put into a piece of equipment something it uses to make it work:

Bill loaded and aimed his crossbow.

The technician loaded a sample into the device.

You need to load the new software before you can use the computer.

load verb [T] (WEIGHT CARRIED)

to put something in or on a vehicle:

He could load more hay into the wagon.

Phrasal verbs

load up something

load up on something

(Definition of load from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

load | Business English

load

noun [ C ]

/ləʊd/ us

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TRANSPORT

an amount of goods or people transported by road, railway, or air:

The total maximum load is four hundred kilograms.

heavy/large/full load Heavy passenger loads put stress on the nation's aviation system.

carry/deliver/transport a load

a load of sth The tanker was commissioned to pick up a load of hazardous materials.

WORKPLACE

the amount of work to be done by a person, an organization, or a machine:

lighten/reduce a load Workers have asked whether the bank intends to lighten their load by hiring more staff.

share/spread the load British manufacturing is looking to other sectors to help share the load of investing in infrastructure.

heavy/light/increased load

FINANCE

a charge that you pay when you buy or sell shares in an investment company

ECONOMICS, FINANCE

an amount of money, usually a large amount, that a person, company, or country has to pay:

debt/tax load A ruling by the European Union lightened the tax load on investors buying gold.

Phrasal verbs

load (sth) up with sth

load up on sth

-load

suffix

used with other nouns to refer to a vehicle, large container, etc. that is completely full:

truckload/planeload/busload Planeloads of aid sent to the disaster region remain undistributed.

The auditors have requested boxloads of documents.

(Definition of load from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Collocations with load

load

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bulk load

However, some are suitable for bulk load where speed is not important and transhipment costs to other methods of transport are not involved.

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course load

It lasted for 16 months, was divided into three semesters, with a limit of 30 students per year, each following a minimum course load.

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load curve

All these things encourage a demand for electricity at differing hours of the day, and so help us to level out the load curve.

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Translations of load

in Chinese (Traditional)

攜帶的數量, （尤指車輛、橋樑、動物等的）負重，負荷，載重, 電負荷，電負載…

in Chinese (Simplified)

携带的数量, （尤指车辆、桥梁、动物等的）负重，负荷，载重, 电负荷，电负载…

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cargamento, cargar, cargarse…

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carga, carregamento, carregar…

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भार, वजन, भरणे…

積荷, ～を詰め込む, （フィルム、弾丸）を装てんする…

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càrrega, carregar…

lading, hoop, vermogen…

சுமந்த எடையின் அளவு, குறிப்பாக ஒரு வாகனம், ஒரு பாலம் அல்லது ஒரு விலங்கு போன்ற ஒரு அமைப்பு…

भार, विशेषतः एक वाहन, पुल…

વજન, વાહન, પુલ અથવા પ્રાણી દ્વારા વહન કરાયેલ માત્રા…

læs, en masse, belastning…

last, [en] massa, belastning…

beban, muatan, banyak…

die Ladung, eine Unmasse, die Leistung…

lass [neuter], arbeidsmengde [masculine], laste…

وزن, بوجھ, لدا ہونا…

вантаж, навантаження, вагон…

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ভার, যানবাহন বা মেশিনে অনেক কিছু রাখা…

náklad, spousta, zatížení…

muatan, banyak, tegangan listrik…

ของบรรทุก, น้ำหนักบรรทุก, จำนวนเยอะ…

vật chở, trọng tải, rất nhiều…

ładunek, ładować, załadować…

짐, 짐을 싣다, 필름을 끼우다…

carico, caricare, sacco…

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Meaning of load in English

load noun (AMOUNT CARRIED)

load noun (AMOUNT TO DO)

load noun (WASHING)

Idioms

load verb (PUT INTO/ONTO)

load verb (FILL WITH FOOD)

load verb (CAMERA/GUN)

load verb (COMPUTER)

load verb (BASEBALL)

Phrasal verb

load | American Dictionary

load noun [C] (WEIGHT CARRIED)

load noun [C] (AMOUNT OF WORK)

Idioms

load verb [T] (PUT INTO)

load verb [T] (WEIGHT CARRIED)

Phrasal verbs

load | Business English

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