"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): mnóstwo (Polish), a granel (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loads-en-adv-kxk~iW6X Categories (other): British English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 2 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 1 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 5 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 1 48

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
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