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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"
- 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"
- 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"
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.
Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence.
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. carry a load of One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal. Synonyms.
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time. “the system broke down under excessive loads ”. synonyms: loading. see more. noun. an onerous or difficult concern. “that's a load off my mind”. synonyms: burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus. see more.
1. a. A weight or mass that is supported: the load on an arch. b. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces. 2. a. Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal: a load of firewood. b. The quantity that is or can be carried at one time. 3. a.
1. anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo. The truck carried a load of watermelons. 2. the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 3. (usually used in combination) this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity. carload.
Definition of load noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load).
noun. uk / ləʊd / us. Add to word list. B2 [ C ] something that is carried, often by a vehicle: We were behind a truck carrying a load of coal. a load/loads informal. B1. a lot of something: There were loads of people there. Have some more food - there's loads. a load of rubbish/nonsense, etc UK informal. nonsense. load. verb. uk / ləʊd / us.
load. noun. /loʊd/. something carried. [countable] something that is being carried (usually in large amounts) by a person, vehicle, etc. synonym cargo The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood.
