load
lohd
- n weight to be borne or conveyed
- n a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
the system broke down under excessive loads - n goods carried by a large vehicle
- n an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
he got a load on and started a brawl - n the power output of a generator or power plant
- n an onerous or difficult concern
that's a load off my mind - n a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- n the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
- n electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- v fill or place a load on
load a car
load the truck with hay - v provide (a device) with something necessary
He loaded his gun carefully
load the camera - v transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
- v put (something) on a structure or conveyance
load the bags onto the trucks - v corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- A new study shows that parents don't consider kids to have that big of a homework load.
- Spooked by the success of premium small cars from Mercedes-Benz, GM elected to rebadge its awful mass-market J-platform sedans, load them up with chintzy fabrics and accessories .
- Last year three no-load funds ranked one-two-three in growth among all the 526 funds rated by Manhattan's Arthur Lipper Corp.