Pronunciation: /loʊd/
noun a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried
A1 I have a heavy load of laundry to do.
A2 The truck was carrying a large load of bricks.
B1 The load on the bridge must be carefully calculated.
B2 The server crashed due to an excessive load of traffic.
C1 The load of responsibility on her shoulders was immense.
C2 The spacecraft carried a heavy load of scientific equipment.
verb to put a heavy or bulky thing on or in (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)
A1 I can load the dishwasher with dirty dishes.
A2 She asked me to help her load the boxes into the moving truck.
B1 The truck driver needs to carefully load the cargo to ensure it is secure during transport.
B2 The software program allows users to load multiple files at once for faster processing.
C1 The professor loaded the presentation slides onto the computer before the lecture.
C2 The team of workers efficiently loaded the materials onto the construction site for the project.
formal The truck was carrying a heavy load of construction materials.
informal I can't believe how much stuff you managed to load into your car!
slang I helped my friend load up his new gaming PC.
figurative She felt like the weight of the world was a heavy load on her shoulders.
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