load
Definitions
- A burden; a weight to be carried
- A person that spends all day online. The term was originally used in the late 1980s to describe users on free Q-Link (later America Online) accounts who never signed off the system at great expense to the company.
- A burden; a weight to be carried.
- A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind
- Slang To be intoxicated.
- A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time
- To sit or lie down.
- A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle
- get a load of, Slang. to look at or listen to.
- A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
- Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
- To put a program into a computer’s memory from disk.
- A weight or mass that is supported: the load on an arch.
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A large number or amount. colloquial, in-plural, often
- Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal: a load of firewood.
- The volume of work required to be performed.
- The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.
- The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.
- The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time: The washing machine has a full load.
- The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
- A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.
- A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.
- A mental weight or burden: Good news took a load off my mind.
- Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.
- A unit of measure for various quantities.
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Ellipsis of viral load. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
- The charge of powder for a firearm; a loaded cartridge or round of ammunition.
- Weight or violence of blows.
- defecation
- The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.
- Nonsense; rubbish.
- The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.
- prepaid phone credit
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of load.
Equivalents
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Беларускаяцяжар
فارسیبار
Suomijohdatellakuormakuormatakuormittaakuormitusladatalaittaalastatalastilataumalatautualisätämagnetoidamallipainottaapakatapanospanostaasähköistääsatsitaakkatankatatäyttäätörsätä
Gaeilgeualach
Հայերենբեռ
Қазақ тіліжүк
Lëtzebuergeschlueden
Македонскитовар
Polskiciężarładowaćładownośćładunekmnóstwonakładobciążaćobciążenieskładanietransportwczytaćzaładować
Ikinyarwandaumutwaro
Kiswahilimzigo
Тоҷикӣбор
O'zbekchayuk
Examples
“I struggled up the hill with the heavy load⟳ in my rucksack.”
“Our life's a load⟳.”
“I came here with a load⟳ and it feels so much lighter, now I’ve met you.”
“The truck overturned while carrying a full load⟳ of oil.”
“She put⟳ another load⟳ of clothes in the washing machine.”
“I put⟳ a load⟳ on before we left.”
“I got loads of presents for my birthday!”
“I got a load⟳ of emails about that.”
“Will our web servers be able to cope with that load⟳?”
“Each of the cross-members must withstand⟳ a tensile load⟳ of 1,000 newtons.”
“I'm worried that the load⟳ on that transformer will be too high.”
“Connect⟳ a second 24-ohm load⟳ across the power supply's output terminals.”
“If this load⟳ equals its modern representative, it contains 18 cwt. of dry, 19 of new hay.”
“With the thought he he arose and removed his rifle from its boot. He looked to its loads and saw⟳ that the magazine was full. Then he inspected his revolver.”
“Far heavier load⟳ thyself expect⟳ to feel⟳ From my prevailing arm”
“Already, Robbie had dumped a load⟳ into his dad, and now, before my very eyes, was Alan's own⟳ cock lube seeping out of Robbie's crinkled but fleshy sphincter.”
“It felt so good, I wanted to just keep⟳ going until I blew a load⟳ down his throat, but I hadn't even seen his ass yet, and I sure didn't want⟳ to come⟳ yet.”
“What a load⟳!”
“All of those uncompressed images are going to slow down the page load⟳.”
“This description represents a form⟳ of delay⟳ slot: the load⟳ operation takes some time to complete⟳, say⟳ n cycles. Thus, the value loaded only becomes valid n cycles after the load⟳ seems to have⟳ executed and can therefore only be read⟳ after then.”
“She never logs off; she is a real LOAD⟳!”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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