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    load
    [lōd]
    noun
    loads (plural noun)
      • the total number or amount that can be carried in something, especially a vehicle of a specified type:
        "a tractor-trailer load of new appliances"
      • an amount of items washed or to be washed in a washing machine or dishwasher at one time:
        "I do at least six loads of washing a week"
      • the material carried along by a stream, glacier, ocean current, etc.:
        "the streams deposited their loads, leaving thin sheets of gravel or sand"
    1. a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something:
      "the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure" · "the arch has hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations"
    2. informal
      (a load of)
      a lot of (often used to express disapproval or dislike of something):
      "she was talking a load of garbage"
      Opposite:
      small number
    3. the amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor:
      "if the wire in the fuse is too thin to accept the load it will melt"
      • the amount of electricity supplied by a generating system at any given time.
      • electronics
        an impedance or circuit that receives or develops the output of a transistor or other device.
    verb
    loads (third person present)
    1. put a load or large amount of something on or in (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.):
      "they load up their dugout canoes"
      Opposite:
    2. make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive amount of heavy things:
      "Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping"
      • (load someone/something with)
        supply someone or something with (something) in overwhelming abundance or to excess:
        "the King and Queen loaded Columbus with wealth and honors"
      • bias toward a particular outcome:
        "the odds were loaded against them before the match"
    3. charge (a firearm) with ammunition:
      "he began to load the gun"
      Similar:
      prepare to fire/use
      Opposite:
      • insert something into (a device) so that it can be operated:
        "load your camera before you start"
      • insert (something) into a device so that it will operate:
        "load the cassette into the camcorder"
        Opposite:
      • computing
        transfer (a program or data) into memory, or into the central processor from storage:
        "when the program is loaded into the microcomputer, the CPU carries out each instruction"
    4. add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) in the case of a poorer risk.
    Origin
    Old English lād ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th century.
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  2. : the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means

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    load (lōd) n. 1. a. A weight or mass that is supported: the load on an arch. b. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces.
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    LOAD meaning: 1 : something that is lifted and carried; 2 : an amount that can be carried at one time an amount that fills something (such as a truck) often used in combination
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    loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people.
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