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    load
    /lōd/

    noun

    • 1. a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried: "in addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds" Similar cargofreightfreightagecharge
    • 2. a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something: "the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure"

    verb

    • 1. put a load or large amount of something on or in (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.): "they load up their dugout canoes" Similar fillfill uppackstuffOpposite unload
    • 2. make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive amount of heavy things: "Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping"

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  2. The meaning of LOAD is the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means; especially : a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination. How to use load in a sentence.

  3. LOAD definition: 1. the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an…. Learn more.

  4. Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence.

  5. 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.

  6. A load is a bundle of stuff that has to be carried. You might spend your days hauling loads of hay into a barn and your evenings dragging loads of dirty clothes into the laundry room. Loads need to be picked up and hauled somewhere, like a load of firewood in a pickup truck or a load of supplies in a hiker's backpack.

  7. [countable](often in compounds)the total amount of something that something can carry or contain. a busload of tourists. They ordered three truckloads of sand. He put half a load of washing in the machine. The plane took off with a full load. Maximum load, including passengers, is 800 pounds. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective. heavy. light.

  8. Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence.

  9. Check pronunciation: load. Definition of load verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. LOAD definition: 1. something that is carried, often by a vehicle: 2. a lot of something: 3. nonsense. Learn more.

  11. noun. loads. A weight or mass that is supported. The load on an arch. American Heritage. The amount that can be or usually is carried. A carload of coal. Webster's New World. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces. American Heritage.

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