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load
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- pronunciation:
- lod
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an amount of something carried.
The train carried its load of timber down from the mountains.- synonyms:
- cargo, contents, freight, shipment
- similar words:
- goods, merchandise
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| definition 2: |
the usual amount carried or put into something.
This basket can hold two loads of laundry.- synonyms:
- shipment
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| definition 3: |
a heavy burden or responsibility, or a large amount of work to be done.
Not being able to tell him the truth was a load on her mind.I have a load of homework to do tonight.- synonyms:
- burden, chore, tax
- similar words:
- charge, cross, duty, obligation, responsibility, strain, weight
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| related words: |
content, freight, mass, mine, mountain |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
loads, loading, loaded |
| definition 1: |
to put on or in something in order to transport.
We loaded our things into the moving van.
- synonyms:
- fill, heap, pack
- antonyms:
- unload
- similar words:
- burden, pile, sack, stack, stuff
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| definition 2: |
to fill with something.
They loaded the truck with boxes of fruit.She loaded the camera with film.The police officer loaded his gun.
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| definition 3: |
to put into a machine or device.
Did you load the film into the camera?I loaded the dishes into the dishwasher.- antonyms:
- discharge, unload
- similar words:
- charge, refill
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| related words: |
fill, heap, line, overwhelm |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
of passengers, to enter an airplane or other vehicle of transportation.
We made it to the gate just as the passengers were beginning to load.- synonyms:
- board, embark
- similar words:
- enter
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| definition 2: |
of an airplane or other vehicle of transport, to take on passengers.
The plane hasn't left yet. It's loading just now. |
Are you looking for the word lode (a mineral deposit)? Load and lode sound alike but have different meanings.
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