"load" meaning in English

See load in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /loʊd/ [US], /ləʊd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-load.ogg [US] Forms: load [singular], loads [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A load is something carried, often something heavy.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-noun-C-TFgJA0
  2. Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-noun-Z7qli5Ne
  3. Your load is how much work you have.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-noun-sEqFTTZi
  4. Load is the amount electrical power produced.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-noun-sFRFn9sf

Verb

IPA: /loʊd/ [US], /ləʊd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-load.ogg [US] Forms: load [canonical], loads [third-person, singular], loaded [past], loaded [past, participle], loading [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you load x on y, you put x on y to be carried. Usually there is a lot of x, and/or it is heavy.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-verb-GG9SLOtZ
  2. If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.
    Sense id: simple-load-en-verb-jPQzIwM1
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        },
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          "text": "The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil."
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          "text": "We hired another person to spread the load a bit more."
        },
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