Load - English meaning
Load – definitions in English dictionary
nounA heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.
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In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty poundsnounA weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something.
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The increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressurenounA lot of (often used to express disapproval or dislike of something).
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She was talking a load of rubbishnounThe amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor.
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If the wire in the fuse is too thin to accept the load it will melt
verbFill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.
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They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beerverbMake (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things.
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Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shoppingverbCharge (a firearm) with ammunition.
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He began to load the gunverbAdd an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk.
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If capital markets were efficient, the default risk premium would be loaded exclusively on to the d…
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Word origin
Old English lād ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead1; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th century.
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