load

load
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noun
ADJECTIVE
heavy, light

He has a heavy teaching load this year.

full

The plane took off with a full load.

maximum, peak (AmE)

Maximum load, including passengers, is 800 pounds.

a peak load of about 11.5 GW

high

Many companies are burdened by high debt loads.

VERB + LOAD
bear, carry, shoulder
haul

They haul loads of produce to market.

handle

The airline simply couldn't handle the passenger load.

lessen, lighten, reduce, share, spread

We're trying to spread the load by employing more staff.

drop, dump, shed (BrE)

A lorry has shed its load on the the A77 near Ballantrae.

PREPOSITION
under its, etc. load

The table creaked under its heavy load.

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verb
Load is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑page
Load is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ammunition, ↑barge, ↑basket, ↑boat, ↑bullet, ↑camera, ↑cannon, ↑cargo, ↑cart, ↑clip, ↑crate, ↑disc, ↑dishwasher, ↑file, ↑film, ↑gun, ↑luggage, ↑module, ↑page, ↑pistol, ↑program, ↑revolver, ↑rifle, ↑shell, ↑ship, ↑shotgun, ↑trailer, ↑trolley, ↑truck, ↑trunk, ↑van, ↑washing machine, ↑weapon

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  • load — ► NOUN 1) a heavy or bulky thing being or about to be carried. 2) a weight or source of pressure. 3) the total number or amount carried in a vehicle or container. 4) (a load/loads of) informal a lot of. 5) the amount of work to be done by a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Load — Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • load — n: an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor compare no load Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. load …   Law dictionary

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