load
/loʊd/noun, verb1 syllable
Load means: goods carried by a large vehicle.
Synonyms for load22
noun, as in goods carried by a large vehicle
noun, as in an onerous or difficult concern
noun, as in the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
noun, as in a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
noun, as in a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
verb, as in corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
verb, as in fill or place a load on
verb, as in provide (a device) with something necessary
What does load mean?14
noun
goods carried by a large vehicle
an onerous or difficult concern“the burden of responsibility”
weight to be borne or conveyed
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time“the system broke down under excessive loads”
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate“he got a load on and started a brawl”
the power output of a generator or power plant
electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
verb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones“adulterate liquor”
fill or place a load on“load a car”
provide (a device) with something necessary“He loaded his gun carefully”
transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
put (something) on a structure or conveyance“load the bags onto the trucks”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with load?21
two syllables
Load in a sentence
- The load exceeded the maximum allowed, and the server crashed.AlanF_US
- If you load your donkey like that, it won't budge.AlanF_US
- However, there may be some deficiencies due to extreme patient load and finite resources.CM
- After using utensils, wash them or load them into the dishwasher.Amastan
- If you have a dishwasher, load the utensils properly, handle down.Amastan
- Between the four of them, they picked up the load._undertoad
- Obviously, the server load will increase as a result.unknown
- If you load too much weight in this box, it's going to blow up.unknown
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Forms of load
as a noun
- plural
- loads
as a verb
- past tense
- loaded
- present participle
- loading
- third-person singular
- loads
- past participle
- loaded