load Definition
load (lōd)
noun
- something carried or to be carried at one time or in one trip; burden; cargo
- the amount that can be or usually is carried: a measure of weight or quantity varying with the type of conveyance, often used in combination a carload of coal
- something carried with difficulty; specif.,
- a heavy burden or weight
- a great mental or spiritual burden a load off one's mind
- the weight that a structure bears or the stresses that are put upon it
- a single charge, as of powder and bullets, for a firearm
- ☆ the amount of work carried by or assigned to a person, group, etc. the course load of a student, the caseload of a social worker
- Informal a great amount or number loads of friends
- Elec.
- the amount of power delivered by a generator, motor, etc. or carried by a circuit
- a device to which this power is delivered
- Finance an amount, expressed as a percentage of the net asset value, added to the price of some mutual fund shares to cover sales commissions and other marketing costs
- Mech. the rate at which work is done by an engine, etc.; specif., the external resistance offered to an engine by the machine that it is operating
Etymology: ME lode < OE lad, a course, way, journey < Gmc *laidō, way < IE base *leit(h)-, to go, leave > lead, ON litha, Goth galeithan, to go: sense infl. by ME laden, lade
transitive verb
- to put something to be carried into or upon; esp., to fill or cover with as much as can be carried to load a wagon with wheat
- to put into or upon a carrier to load coal into a truck
- to weigh down with or as with a heavy load; burden; oppress
- to supply in large quantities; give much of something to to load a person with honors, a novel loaded with suspense
- to put a charge of ammunition into (a firearm, etc.)
- to put (a roll of film or a plate) into (a camera)
- to add weight to, esp. so as to make one end or one side heavier dice fraudulently loaded to fall with a certain face up
- to add extra or excessive costs, profits, etc. to to load an expense account
- to add (an adulterant, filler, etc.) to
- to phrase (a question, etc.) so as to elicit a desired answer or reaction
- ☆ Baseball to have or cause to have runners on (first, second, and third bases)
- Comput. to transfer (a program or data) into main memory from a disk, tape, etc.
intransitive verb
- to put a charge of ammunition into a firearm
- to receive a charge of ammunition mortars that load at the muzzle
- to put on, receive, or take on passengers, goods, fuel, etc. the bus is loading
load Related Forms
load Idioms
get a load of
☆ Slang- to listen to or hear
- to look at or see
have a load on
Slang to be intoxicated
load Synonyms
load
n.
A physical burden
weight, encumbrance, carload, wagonload, hindrance, shipload, parcel, pressure, cargo, haul, incubus, lading, charge, pack, mass, payload, shipment, bale, contents, capacity, bundle, fardel, base load, peak load, heft*; see also freight 1, shipment.Responsibility
charge, obligation, trust; see duty 1.A charge; said especially of firearms
powder, shot, clip, round, shell, projectile, powder and shot; see also ammunition.A measure
shot, amount, part; see measurement 2, quantity.
get a load of*
have a load on*
load Synonyms
load
v.
To place a load
place, arrange, stow away, store, lumber, burden, stuff, put goods in, put goods on, containerize, freight, weight, pile, heap, fill, fill up, cram, mass, ballast, lade, heap on, put aboard, stack, pour in, take on cargo, take on ballast; see also pack 1.To overload
encumber, saddle, weigh down; see burden, oppress.to charge; said especially of firearms
prime, ready, make ready to fire, prepare for shooting, insert a clip.
load Finance Definition
load Telecom Definition
- The amount of traffic placed on a circuit or system.
- In reference to a load coil, or loading coil, which acts as a lumped inductor to compensate for capacitance on a long twisted pair copper circuit. See also loading coil.
- The amount of force or weight on a cable. Dynamic load refers to the short-term load placed on a cable during installation. Static load refers to the long-term load placed on a cable, such as a riser cable, which hangs vertically. See also bend diameter and tensile strength.
load Usage Examples
Object
wagon: Farmer loading the wagon I was with pitch Fork 8 feet long Iron tines 18 inch.
Converse of object
- lighten: This will help cool the main room down with the stove firing hot and lighten the load on the central heating system.
- carry: They carry these huge loads for up to 100 meters back to the nest site.
- shed: Flats murder: Man arrested Anger at police merger Armed robbers found in garden shed A load of rubbish!
- spread: Spreading the load will take pressure off you and make the experience enjoyable.
Adjective modifier
- viral: In addition, the effect of treatment in reducing viral load was also linked to better health.
- heavy: You've given me a heavy load to deal with in one e-mail.
- undetectable: Now, with CD4 counts around 400 and an undetectable viral load the virus is no longer at the forefront of my mind.
- abnormal: The Bridges division carry out numerous services including: Receiving and managing notification from hauliers in respect of abnormal loads.
- critical: The RPA systems are designed to have no single points to failure, ensuring the highest level of power protection for critical loads.
- whole: With the shooting team I gained loads of respect and brought a whole load of silver wear to my unit for their first time.
Modifies a noun
- balancing: You can add four ADSL or cable modems and the AP will perform load balancing across all WAN ports in use.
- carrying: Women's GR20 Leather GTX 3 to 4 Season trekking boot in Nubuck leather idea for rough terrain and heavy load carrying.
Noun used with modifier
- bucket: Which might not sound like a lot, but basically Serenity is selling bucket loads in the UK.
- lorry: He buys a lorry load of strawberries to experiment with.
- truck: Sanders Garden World arrived with four truck loads of roses, clematis, lavender and a range of trees, climbers and plants.
Preposition: of
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