Definition of 'load'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense loads
, present participle loading
, past tense, past participle loaded
1. verb
If you load a vehicle or a container, you put a large quantity of things into it.
Load up means the same as load.
We loaded up carts with all the blankets, bandages, medication, water we could spare. [V P n + with]
[Also V n P + with/into/onto]2. countable noun
A load is something, usually a large quantity or heavy object, which is being carried.
3. countable noun
4. quantifier
If you refer to a load of people or things or loads of them, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of them.
[informal, emphasis]
See a load of
5. verb
6. verb
To load a piece of equipment means to put something into it so that it is ready to use.
7. countable noun
8. countable noun
The load of a system or piece of equipment, especially a system supplying electricity or a computer, is the extent to which it is being used at a particular time.
9. singular noun
10. See also loaded
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Word forms: plural -loads
combining form
-load combines with nouns referring to a vehicle or container to form nouns that refer
to the total amount of something that the vehicle or container mentioned can hold or carry.
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British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
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load in British English
noun
1.
something to be borne or conveyed; weight
4.
a single charge of a firearm
6. electrical engineering, electronics
a.
a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
b.
the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc
7.
the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure
8.
the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc
9.
an external force applied to a component or mechanism
10. See a load of
11. See get a load of
12. See have a load on
13. See shoot one's load
verb also (obsolete or dialect): loaden (mainly tr)
15.
to burden or oppress
20.
to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)
22.
to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)
23.
24.
to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)
25.
to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)
26.
to apply force to (a mechanism or component)
27. computing
to transfer (a program) to a memory
28. See load the dice
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Word origin
Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade1; related to lead1Word Frequency
load in American English
noun
1.
something carried or to be carried at one time or in one trip; burden; cargo
2.
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
3.
something carried with difficulty
; specif.,a.
a heavy burden or weight
4.
the weight that a structure bears or the stresses that are put upon it
5.
a single charge, as of powder and bullets, for a firearm
6. US
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
7. [often pl.]; Informal
a great amount or number
loads of friends
8. Electricity
a.
the amount of power delivered by a generator, motor, etc. or carried by a circuit
b.
a device to which this power is delivered
9. 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
10. Mechanics
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
verb transitive
11.
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
13.
to weigh down with or as with a heavy load; burden; oppress
14.
to supply in large quantities; give much of something to
to load a person with honors, a novel loaded with suspense
15.
to put a charge of ammunition into (a firearm, etc.)
16.
to put (a roll of film or a plate) into (a camera)
17.
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
19.
to add (an adulterant, filler, etc.) to
verb intransitive
23.
to put a charge of ammunition into a firearm
24.
to receive a charge of ammunition
mortars that load at the muzzle
25.
to put on, receive, or take on passengers, goods, fuel, etc.
the bus is loading
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Derived forms
loader (ˈloader)
noun
Word Frequency
load in American English
(loud)
noun
1.
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
wagonload
5.
the weight supported by a structure or part
6.
the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine,
or mechanical system
a reasonable load of work
7.
something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus
Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her
8. See loads
9.
the charge for a firearm
10.
a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares
11. Engineering
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)
12. Electricity
a.
the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer
b.
a device that receives power
13. Mechanics
the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power
required
16. See get a load of
transitive verb
17.
to put a load on or in; fill
to load a ship
18. (often fol. by down)
to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something
They loaded us down with gifts
19. (often fol. by down, with, on, etc.)
to weigh down, burden, or oppress
to feel loaded down with responsibilities
to load oneself with obligations
20.
to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm)
21.
to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device
He loaded the film into the camera
22.
to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device)
How do you load this camera?
23.
to take on as a load
a ship loading coal
24.
to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently
The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead
26.
to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.)
The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted
27.
emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother
29. Baseball
to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases)
They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning
30. Fine Arts
a.
to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush)
b.
to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas)
31. Engineering
c. (in powder metallurgy)
to fill the cavity of (a die)
33. Electricity
to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 7. weight, encumbrance. load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle
for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties,
cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden: You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden. 17. lade. 19. weight, encumber.ANTONYMS 19. disburden.34.
to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods
The bus usually loads at the side door
35.
to load a firearm
36. (usually fol. by into)
to enter a carrier or conveyance
The students loaded quickly into the buses
37.
to become filled or occupied
The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes
38. See load the dice
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Derived forms
loadless adjective
Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME lode (n.); orig. the same word as lode (OE lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade]Word Frequency
load in Insurance
(loʊd)
Word forms: (present) loads, (past) loaded, (perfect) loaded, (progressive) loading
verb
(Insurance: Underwriting)
back-end load, front-end load, no-load Where you have an existing injury, the company will load your premium or totally exclude that injured part of your body.
Some insurers load the premium by 50 percent for those over 60, while others charge normal rates, recognizing
that this group tends to be more careful and experienced.
If an insurer loads a premium, they increase it to cover expenses or an extra risk.
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Word Frequency
load in Electrical Engineering 1
(loʊd)
Word forms: (regular plural) loads
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Power consumption)
base load, dummy load, lagging load, load factor, peak loadThe load of a machine, generator, or circuit is the power that it delivers.
Different houses in the street are placed on different phases of the supply so that
the load is balanced, or spread evenly, across the three phases when a lot of consumers are
connected.
The aircraft generator is supplying a load of 90kW at a power factor of 0.75 lagging.
The load of a machine, generator, or circuit is the power that it delivers.
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Word Frequency
load in Electrical Engineering 2
(loʊd)
Word forms: (present) loads, (past) loaded, (perfect) loaded, (progressive) loading
verb
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Power consumption)
If you load an electrical device, such as a generator, you draw power from it.
During continuous operations, the motor can be loaded up to the rated torque.
If the series wound motor is not loaded, the rotation speed can rise up to inadmissible high values and can destroy the motor
mechanically.
If you load an electrical device, such as a generator, you draw power from it.
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Word Frequency
load in Electrical Engineering 3
(loʊd)
Word forms: (regular plural) loads
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
A load is a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator,
generator, or some other source of signals.
All power drawn by the load passes via the inverter.
An operating source is a source of electrical power that is delivering power to a load.
A load is a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator,
generator, or some other source of signals.
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British English: load
/ləʊd/ NOUN
A load is something, usually large or heavy, which is being carried.
He drove by with a big load of hay.
- American English: load /ˈloʊd/
- Arabic: شُحْنَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: carga
- Chinese: 负荷
- Croatian: teret
- Czech: náklad
- Danish: last ladning
- Dutch: vracht
- European Spanish: carga peso
- Finnish: kuorma
- French: charge poids
- German: Last Gewicht
- Greek: φορτίο
- Italian: carico
- Japanese: 荷
- Korean: 짐
- Norwegian: last
- Polish: ładunek
- European Portuguese: carga
- Romanian: încărcătură
- Russian: груз
- Latin American Spanish: carga peso
- Swedish: last
- Thai: น้ำหนักบรรทุก
- Turkish: yük
- Ukrainian: вантаж
- Vietnamese: vật nặng
British English: load
/ləʊd/ VERB
If you load a vehicle, you put something on it.
We finished loading the bags on to the lorry.
- American English: load /ˈloʊd/
- Arabic: يَشْحَنُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: carregar
- Chinese: 装载
- Croatian: tovariti
- Czech: naložit
- Danish: læsse
- Dutch: laden
- European Spanish: cargar peso
- Finnish: lastata
- French: charger
- German: beladen
- Greek: φορτώνω
- Italian: caricare
- Japanese: 荷を積む
- Korean: 싣다
- Norwegian: laste
- Polish: załadować
- European Portuguese: carregar
- Romanian: a încărca
- Russian: грузить
- Latin American Spanish: cargar Poner peso sobre algo
- Swedish: lasta
- Thai: ขนใส่
- Turkish: yüklemek
- Ukrainian: вантажити
- Vietnamese: bốc hàng lên
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