"loads" meaning in English

See loads in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ləʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊdz/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-loads.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊdz Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} loads
  1. (colloquial, chiefly UK) Lots, much, plenty, a great deal. Tags: UK, colloquial Synonyms: a lot, a thing or two, tons Translations (Translations): a granel (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loads-en-adv-kxk~iW6X Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 2 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 2 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 2 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 2 44

Noun

IPA: /ləʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊdz/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-loads.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊdz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} loads
  1. plural of load Tags: form-of, plural Form of: load
    Sense id: en-loads-en-noun-oFdGIJMa

Verb

IPA: /ləʊdz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊdz/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-loads.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊdz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} loads
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of load Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: load
    Sense id: en-loads-en-verb-MiBnxFUY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 4 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 2 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 2 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 2 45
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