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load  (ld)
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.
2.
a. Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal: a load of firewood.
b. The quantity that is or can be carried at one time.
3.
a. The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.
b. The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system.
4. The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time: The camera has a full load of film.
5. A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.
6.
a. A mental weight or burden: Good news took a load off my mind.
b. A responsibility regarded as oppressive.
7. The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts.
8. Electricity
a. The power output of a generator or power plant.
b. A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.
9. A front-end load.
10. Informal A great number or amount. Often used in the plural: loads of parties during the holiday season.
11. Slang A heavy or overweight person.
12. Genetic load.
v. load·ed, load·ing, loads
v.tr.
1.
a. To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance: loading grain onto a train.
b. To put something into or onto (a structure or conveyance): loaded the tanker with crude oil.
2. To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap: loaded the table with food.
3. To weigh down; burden: was loaded with worries.
4. To insert (a necessary material) into a device: loaded film into the camera; loaded rounds into the rifle.
5. To insert a necessary material into: loaded the camera with film.
6. Games To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight.
7. To charge with additional meanings, implications, or emotional import: loaded the question to trick the witness.
8. To dilute, adulterate, or doctor. See Synonyms at adulterate.
9. To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance.
10. To increase (an insurance premium or mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs.
11. Baseball To have or put runners on (first, second, and third base).
12. Computer Science
a. To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory.
b. To mount (a diskette) onto a floppy disk drive.
c. To mount (a magnetic tape) onto a tape drive.
v.intr.
1. To receive a load: Container ships can load rapidly.
2. To charge a firearm with ammunition.
3. To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.
Idioms:
get a load of
1. Slang To look at; notice.
2. To listen to: Get a load of this!
have a load on
Slang To be intoxicated.
take a load off
To sit or lie down.

[Middle English lode, alteration (influenced by laden, to load) of lade, course, way, from Old English ld; see leit- in Indo-European roots.]

load
Noun
1. something to be borne or conveyed; weight
2. the amount borne or conveyed
3. something that weighs down or burdens: I have enough of a load to carry right now
4. Electronics the power delivered by a machine, generator, or circuit
5. an external force applied to a component or mechanism
6. a load of Informal a quantity of: a load of half-truths
7. get a load of Informal to pay attention to
Verb
1. to place cargo or goods upon (a ship or vehicle)
2. to burden or oppress
3. to supply in abundance: other treats are loaded with fat
4. to cause to be biased: the dice are loaded
5. to put ammunition into (a firearm)
6. Photog to insert film in (a camera)
7. to weight or bias (a roulette wheel or dice)
8. Computers to transfer (a program) to a memory
See also loads [Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade]
loader n

load  (ld)
1. The resistance, weight, or power drain sustained by a machine or electrical circuit. Compare effort.
2. The power output of a generator or power plant.
3. The amount of a pathogen or toxic substance present in an organism.

Load a great amount; quantity. See also burden, charge.
Examples: load of public abhorrence, 1855; of care, 1791; of drunks—Lipton, 1970; of guilt; of sorrow, 1799; of troubles; of waters, 1698; of woes, 1593.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.loadload - weight to be borne or conveyed      
burthen - a variant of `burden'
dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
live load, superload - a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
millstone - any load that is difficult to carry
overburden, overload - an excessive burden
overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
weight - an artifact that is heavy
2.load - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
trainload - quantity that can be carried by a train
3.loadload - goods carried by a large vehicle    
merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
4.load - an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
5.load - the power output of a generator or power plant
electric power, electrical power, wattage - the product of voltage and current
6.loadload - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
headache, worry, vexation, concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance
fardel - a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
imposition - an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"
pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
7.loadload - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
alluviation, deposit, sedimentation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
champion lode, mother lode - the main vein of ore in a deposit
8.loadload - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
9.load - electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
Verb1.load - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
load down, pack - load with a pack
bomb up - load an aircraft with bombs
overcharge, overload, surcharge - place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"
reload - place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck"
stack - load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes"
2.load - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
recharge, reload - load anew; "She reloaded the gun carefully"
3.load - transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
4.load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
5.load - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
stretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
spoil, corrupt - alter from the original
water down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"
doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

load
verb 2. make ready, charge, prime, prepare to fire
load someone down burden, worry, trouble, hamper, oppress, weigh down, saddle with, encumber, snow under

The total weight of passengers and/or freight carried on board a ship, aircraft, train, road vehicle, or other means of conveyance. See also airlift capability; airlift requirement; allowable load.
Translations

load [ləud] n (gen) → carga (= weight); peso
vt (COMPUT) → cargar;
(also: load up): to load (with) → cargar (con or de);
a load of, loads of (fig) → (gran) cantidad de, montones de
load [ləud] n (= weight) → poids m (= thing carried); chargement m, charge f;
(Elec, Tech) → charge
vt to load (with) (also: load up) [+ lorry, ship]; charger (de) [+ gun, camera]; charger (avec);
(Comput) → charger;
a load of, loads of (fig) → un or des tas de, des masses de;
to talk a load of rubbish (inf) → dire des bêtises
load [ləud] nLast f [of vehicle] → Ladung f (= weight, Elec); Belastung f
vt (also: load up) → beladen [+ gun, program, data]; laden;
that's a load of rubbish (inf) → das ist alles Blödsinn;
loads of, a load of (fig) → jede Menge;
to load a camera → einen Film einlegen
load [ləud] n (= weight) → peso;
(ELEC, TECH), (= thing carried); carico
vt to load (with) [+ lorry, ship] → caricare (di) [+ gun, camera]; caricare (con);
a load of, loads of (fig) → un sacco di;
to load a program (COMPUT) → caricare un programma

load
n load [ləud]
1 something which is being carried The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.vragحُمولَهтоварnákladlæsdie Ladungφορτίοcargakooremمحمولهkuorma, lasticharge, chargementמַשָׂאबोझाteretrakománymuatanbyrði; hlasscarico積荷krovinys, naštakrava; nasta; smagumsbebanladinglass, ladningładunekcargaîncărcătură, sarcinăгрузnákladtovorteretlastของบรรทุกyük擔子вантажبوجھvật chở
2 as much as can be carried at one time two lorry-loads of earth.vragteشَحْنَهтоварnákladlæsdie Ladung(ποσότητα που αντιστοιχεί με ένα) φορτίοpeso, cantidadkooremگنجایشkuormachargementמָלֵאलदानutovarrakománymuatanhlasscarico1台分の荷한짐, 적재량krovinys, įkrovapilna kravamuatanlading(fullt) lassładunekcarregamentotransportзагрузкаnákladobremenitevtovarlastน้ำหนักบรรทุก... dolusu裝截量навантаженняایک بار اٹھا کر لے جانے والی مقدارtrọng tải
3 a large amount He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.vragte, hopeكميَّه كبيرَهмногоspoustaen masseeine Unmasseμεγάλη ποσότητα, σωρόςmontones de, montón depaljuبه مقدار زیادpaljonun (des) tas deהֲמוֹןकार्य-सीमाmnogorengetegbanyakfullt afsacco, mucchio多量다량daug(ybė)liels daudzums; milzumsbanyakhoopmassevis avmnóstwomontes deo mulţime deмножество;уйма, массаkopamnogomasa[] massaจำนวนเยอะpek çok, bir sürü大量вагон; безлічبڑی مقدارrất nhiều
4 the power carried by an electric circuit The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.beladingشَحْنَه كهربائِيَّه، قُوَّهнатоварванеzatíženíbelastningdie Leistung(ηλεκτρικό) φορτίοcargakoormusمیزان نیرو یا کار تولید شده توسط زادگر یا موتور؛ قدرتkuormituschargeמִטעַן חַשמָלबोझख, विद्युत-भारnaponterheléstegangan listrikálagcarico負荷(전기의) 부하(負荷)apkrovaelektriskās strāvas stiprumsbebanvermogenstrømbelastningobciążeniecargasarcinăнагрузкаzaťaženienabojpunjenjebelastningกระแสไฟgüç負荷навантаженняمقدار توانائی جو کوئی بجلی گھر ایک وقت میں پیدا کرےđiện áp
v
1 to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy) They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.laaiيَشْحَنнатоварвам (се)naložitlæssebeladenφορτώνωcargarlaadimaبارگیری کردنlastatachargerלְהַעֲמִיסलादनाutovariti(meg)rak; rakodikmemuathlaða, fermacaricare荷を積む짐을 싣다(pa)krauti[]kraut; uzkraut; iekrautmemuatkanladenlesse, laste (opp)(za)ładowywać, być ładowanymcarregara (se) încărcaгрузитьnaložiťnatovoritiutovaritilastaยกขึ้นyüklemekвантажити(ся), навантажуватиڈھونے والے سامان کو رکھناchất
2 to put ammunition into (a gun) He loaded the revolver and fired.laaiيَشْحَن ، يَحْشو سِلاحا ناريّاًзареждамnabítladeladenγεμίζω (όπλο)cargarlaadimaفشنگ گذاری کردنladatachargerלִטעוֹןभरनाnapuniti municijommegtölt (fegyvert)memasukkan peluruhlaðacaricare装填する장전하다uþtaisytipielādēt (ieroci)mengisiladenladezaładowaćcarregara încărcaзаряжатьnabiťnabitinapuniti oružjeladdaบรรจุกระสุนdoldurmak, koymak把彈藥裝入заряджатиبندوق میں بارود بھرناnạp đạn
3 to put film into (a camera). laaiيَضَعُ فيلماً في الكاميراзареждамnabítsætte film iFilm einlegenβάζω φιλμcargarlaadimaفیلم گذاشتنladatachargerלְהַטעִיןभरनाstaviti film u kamerubetöltmemasang filmhlaða, setja filmu ícaricareフィルムを入れる필름을 넣다ádëti filmàielikt (filmu)mengisiladensette i (film)załadowaćcarregara pune filmзаряжатьzaložiť filmvstavitistaviti film u fotoaparatladda, sätta film iบรรจุ (ฟิล์มในกล้องถ่ายรูป)koymak, takmak把膠卷裝入заряджатиکیمرے میں ریل ڈالناlắp phim
adj ˈloaded
1 carrying a load a loaded van.gelaaideمُحَمَّلнатоваренnaloženýlæssetbeladenφορτωμένοςcargadokoormatudبارگذاری شدهkuormattuchargéעָמוּסभारितnatovarenmegrakottbermuatanhlaðinn, fullfermdurcarico荷を積んだ짐을 실은pakrautaspiekrautsmembawa muatangeladen(tungt/fullt) lastetzaładowanycarregadoîncărcatгружёныйnaloženýnatovorjennatovarenlastadมีของบรรทุกyüklü, dolu裝著貨的навантаженийبوجھ سے بھراchịu tải
2 (of a gun) containing ammunition a loaded pistol.gelaaideمَشْحون، مُعَبَّأзареденnabitýladtgeladenγεμάτος (για όπλο)cargadolaetudفشنگ گذاری شدهladattuchargéטָעוּןभरा हुआnapunjenmegtöltöttberisi peluruhlaðinncarico装填した장전된užtaisytaspielādētspenuh berisi pelurugeladenladdnaładowanycarregadoîncărcatзаряженныйnabitýnabitnapunjenladdadที่บรรจุกระสุนdolu裝有彈藥的зарядженийبارود سے بھراcó nạp đạn
3 (of a camera) containing film. gelaaideيَحْتوي على فيلمзареденnabitýmed film imit eingelegtem Filmγεμάτος, (για φωτογραφική μηχανή)cargadolaetudفیلم گذاری شدهladattuchargéטָעוּןनिहित अर्थ होनाnapunjenbe van töltveberisi filmhlaðinncaricoフィルムの入った필름이 든su filmu(fotoaparāts u.tml.) ar ieliktu filmuberisi filemgeladenmed film iz filmemcarregadocare are filmзаряженный плёнкойnabitývstavljen (film)koji sadrži filmladdad, med film iที่มีฟิล์มdolu裝有膠卷的зарядженийریل سے بھراcó chứa phim

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