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load noun (AMOUNT CARRIED)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. One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal. a load also loads informalB1 a lot: 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 ] specialized physics the amount of electrical power that is supplied Thesaurus: synonyms and related words General words for size and amount - -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- degree
- element
- flow
- measure
- number
- order
- part
- quantity
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- strength
- take
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Large in number or quantity Electricity & electronics 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. I've got a heavy/light teaching load this term. [ S ] a painful, difficult, or tiring situation to deal with: I wish I could do something to lighten your load (= make your situation easier). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Work, working and the workplace - a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- grind
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences Idiom(s)get a load of that! a load of crap, nonsense, rubbish, etc. load verb (CARRY)B2 [ I or T ] to put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine: How long will it take to load this sand onto the lorry? Let's load up the car and then we can go. to load the dishwasher/washing machine be loaded down with sth to have too much to carry, or too much work to do: I was loaded down with shopping. be loaded with sth to contain a lot of something: Most fast foods are loaded with fat. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wrapping, packing and loading - bag
- bottle
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle sth up
- containerize
- pack
- pack sth away
- package
- packaged
- packaging
- packet
- packing
- parcel
- parcel sth up
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- vacuum-packed
- wrap
- wrap sth up
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Too much and unnecessary Full load verb (PUT INTO) [ 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Filling and completing - brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- filling
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- plug
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
See more results » 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Operating computers - aliasing
- always-on
- black hat
- BMP
- caps lock (key)
- computerize
- cut
- enter
- format
- function
- hacker
- hash
- keyboarder
- punch
- roll (sth) over sth
- scroll bar
- title bar
- touchscreen
- uninstall
- zip
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Computer programming & software Computer concepts Phrasal verb(s)load up on sth all the people or goods in the stated type of vehicle or container: a coachload of football fans Busloads of tourists pour into this place in the summer. Truckloads of food and medical supplies arrived in the refugee camp. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Measurements of volume: informal - -ful
- boatload
- cup
- cupful
- dessertspoon
- fistful
- glass
- jarful
- payload
- plate
- plateful
- pot
- scoop
- spadeful
- spoonful
- tablespoonful
- tankful
- tbsp
- truckload
- tsp
See more results » load noun [ C ] (WEIGHT CARRIED) 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. Idiom(s)loaded down with things loads of something 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 verb(s)load up something load up on something 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. 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. See alsoback-end load caseload deadweight front-end load Full Container Load less-than-container load load factor payload sales load workload [ I or T ] TRANSPORT to put goods onto a vehicle to transport them: A surge in trade has seen up to 90 vessels a week at the port waiting to load their cargoes. Trucks were loading and unloading at the warehouse. load sth with sth The tanker was loaded with four million gallons of diesel oil. [ I or T ] IT to put a program or data onto a computer or website: load software/a file/a program The software is very easy to load. The updates don't take long to load. [ T ] FINANCE to include charges in an investment, loan, etc.: load sth with sth The card is designed to attract customers with poor credit and comes loaded with lots of fees and a very low credit limit. Phrasal verb(s)load (sth) up with sth load up on sth |