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    cargo, freight, a consignment, a delivery, a shipment, goods, merchandise; a pack, a bundle, a parcel; a truckload, a shipload, a boatload, a vanload, a planeload
  • 1.1The total number or amount that can be carried in something, especially a vehicle of a specified type: a tractor-trailer load of new appliances
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  • 1.2The material carried along by a stream, glacier, ocean current, etc..
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    • Then they pressurise the load on top of the pillar.
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  • 2.2A burden of responsibility, worry, or grief: consumers will find it difficult to service their heavy load of debt
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    commitment, responsibility, duty, obligation, charge, burden; trouble, worry, strain, pressure
  • 3 (a load of) • informal A lot of (often used to express one’s disapproval or dislike of something): she was talking a load of garbage
  • 3.1 (a load/loads) • informal Plenty: she spends loads of money on clothes there’s loads to see here, even when it rains
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    a lot of, a great deal of, a large amount/quantity of, an abundance of, a wealth of, a mountain of; many, plenty of
    informal a heap of, a mass of, a pile of, a stack of, a ton of, lots of, heaps of, masses of, piles of, stacks of, tons of, a buttload of
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  • 4.1The amount of electricity supplied by a generating system at any given time.
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    • Depending on the load, the voltage output will vary.


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  • 1Put a load or large amount of something on or in (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.): they load up their dugout canoes
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    fill, fill up, pack, charge, stock, stack, lade
  • 1.1Place (a load or large quantity of something) on or in a vehicle, ship, container, etc.: stolen property from a burglary was loaded into a taxi
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    pack, stow, store, stack, bundle; place, deposit, put away
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  • 1.3 [no object] (load up on) Take, buy, or consume a large amount of: I just went down to the store and loaded up on beer
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    • Our aim is to spend a whole day in here loading up on the food before assaulting the drinks menu at around dusk.
    • In stressful times, pregnant women are no different than the rest of us: they load up on carbohydrates, fatty foods, sweets and snacks.
    • Other times, she would load up on fast food while on the road.
  • 2Make (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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  • 2.1 (load someone/something with) Supply someone or something with (something) in overwhelming abundance or to excess: the King and Queen loaded Columbus with wealth and honors
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    reward, ply, regale, shower
  • 2.2 (usually be loaded) Bias toward a particular outcome: the odds were loaded against them before the match
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    bias, rig, fix; weight
  • 3Charge (a firearm) with ammunition.
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    • The breech permits loading the howitzer from the rear.
    prime, charge, prepare to fire/use
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    • These represent programs that are loaded into memory.
  • 4Add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) in the case of a poorer risk.
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get a load of

informal Used to draw attention to someone or something: get a load of what we’ve just done
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get (or have) a load on

US informal Become drunk.
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load the bases

Baseball (Of the team at bat) fill all three bases with runners; (of a pitcher) allow all three bases to be occupied by runners.
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load the dice against/in favor of someone

Put someone at a disadvantage or advantage.
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take a (or the) load off one's feet

Sit or lie down.
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take a load off someone's mind

Bring someone relief from anxiety.
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Old English lād 'way, journey, conveyance', of Germanic origin; related to German Leite, also to lead1; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th century.

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