Load - English meaning

noun

Each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.

Usage examples:

She held the baby in her arms

verb

Supply or provide with weapons.

Usage examples:

The security forces are armed with automatic rifles

noun

Either of the two long parts of the upper body that are joined to the shoulders and have hands at the end

Usage examples:

Her arm was bandaged from elbow to wrist., he held his young son in his arms (= closely)., the arm …

noun

A large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton.

Usage examples:

The fire destroyed 500 bales of hay

verb

Make up into bales.

Usage examples:

The straw is left on the field to be baled later

noun

Evil considered as a destructive force.

Usage examples:

In earlier days great carthage suffered bale.

noun

A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.

Usage examples:

A batch of bread

verb

Arrange (things) in sets or groups.

Usage examples:

I had nothing to do but batch the reports

noun

An amount of cargo or number of passengers which will fill a ship or boat.

Usage examples:

A boatload of coal

noun

A collection of things or quantity of material tied or wrapped up together.

Usage examples:

A thick bundle of envelopes

verb

Tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel.

Usage examples:

She quickly bundled up her clothes

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

noun

A group of people travelling in a bus.

Usage examples:

I had to suppress a smile at the news that a busload of ‘human shields’ had been shot up.

noun

Goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

Transportation of bulk cargo

noun

Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

Usage examples:

[ u ] the department inspects cargo coming into hawaii.

noun

The goods carried by a ship, plane, or other large vehicle

Usage examples:

Carry/handle/transport a cargo tcl carriers ltd was the operator of the vessel on which the cargo w…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone.

Usage examples:

A consignment of drugs

verb

Satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

Nothing would content her apart from going off to barcelona

noun

A state of satisfaction.

Usage examples:

The greater part of the century was a time of content

noun

The things that are held or included in something.

Usage examples:

She unscrewed the top of the flask and drank the contents

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

Usage examples:

Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

Usage examples:

Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

noun

Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.

Usage examples:

A decline in the amount of freight carried by rail

verb

Transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.

Usage examples:

The metals had been freighted from the city

noun

Goods that are transported from one place to another by ship, aircraft, train, or truck

Usage examples:

Most planes carry both freight and passengers.

noun

The carrying of goods in bulk.

Usage examples:

Port augusta is handicapped by rail distance out of the barrier trade - at least so it seems, thoug…

noun

The amount of money charged for transporting goods by ship, aircraft, train, or truck

Usage examples:

The contract provided that the consignee should pay the freightage., the owner will be compensated …

plural noun

Merchandise or possessions.

Usage examples:

Imports of luxury goods

plural noun

Items for sale, or possessions that can be moved

Usage examples:

They sell leather goods such as wallets, purses, and briefcases.

noun

Things for sale, or the things that you own

Usage examples:

There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week., fake/counterfeit goods …

verb

(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force.

Usage examples:

He hauled his bike out of the shed

noun

A quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally.

Usage examples:

They escaped with a haul of antiques

verb

Draw slowly or heavily

noun

An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.

Usage examples:

A heap of cardboard boxes

adverb

A great deal.

Usage examples:

‘how do you like maggie?’ ‘i like you heaps better!’

verb

Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.

Usage examples:

She heaped logs on the fire

verb

Put cargo on board (a ship).

Usage examples:

Slyly, he let it be known that elissa was working on his behalf and he put her in charge of lading …

noun

A channel constructed to carry the swift current of water that drives a mill wheel.

Usage examples:

A lade from off the tarland burn

noun

Goods to be bought and sold.

Usage examples:

Shops which offered an astonishing range of merchandise

verb

Promote the sale of (goods), especially by their presentation in retail outlets.

Usage examples:

A new breakfast food can easily be merchandised

noun

Commodities offered for sale

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.

Usage examples:

The lorry was carrying a large number of royal mail parcels

verb

Make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.

Usage examples:

He parcelled up the goods and sent them back

noun

An object or collection of objects wrapped in paper; a package

Usage examples:

A food parcel, a 50-acre parcel on lake mead

noun

The part of a vehicle's load, especially an aircraft's, from which revenue is derived; passengers and cargo.

Usage examples:

The airplane will usually be carrying a payload (passengers, cargo, weapons) and often a full load …

noun

The amount of explosive that a missile carries, or the equipment carried in a spacecraft

noun

The total number of passengers and weight of goods that an aircraft or a ship carries or can carry, for which payment is received

Usage examples:

The 767s carry a maximum payload of 75,000 pounds., the truck involved in the collision was carryin…

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Usage examples:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

adjective

Of first importance; main.

Usage examples:

A nurse's prime concern is the well-being of the patient

noun

The state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life.

Usage examples:

You're in the prime of life

verb

Make (something) ready for use or action.

Usage examples:

He grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it

noun

As much cargo or as many people as a ship can carry.

Usage examples:

A shipload of food and medical aid was sent

noun

The action of shipping goods.

Usage examples:

Logs waiting for shipment

noun

Goods transported together, or the act of transporting them

Usage examples:

[ c ] a shipment of vegetables arrived last week., [ u ] it was taken to the airport for shipment t…

noun

The act of sending goods somewhere

Usage examples:

We are required to pay for the goods before shipment., it takes several days for a shipment to clea…

noun

A pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged.

Usage examples:

A stack of boxes

verb

Arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one.

Usage examples:

She stood up, beginning to stack the plates

verb

An orderly pile

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

Usage examples:

I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

noun

A quantity of goods that can be transported in a truck.

Usage examples:

A truckload of chemicals

noun

The amount a truck can carry

Usage examples:

Fig. in this case, lawyers filed court papers by the truckload (= in large amounts).

noun

The amount of something that fills a truck

Usage examples:

They supplied 13,250 truckloads of sand., they are making a truckload of money on this deal., they …

abbreviation

Virginia.

abbreviation

(in the uk) order of victoria and albert.