load

load¹ W3S2 [ləud US loud] n

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1¦(amount of something)¦

2 a load (of something)

3 a bus load/car load/truck load etc

4 a load of crap/bull etc

5¦(work)¦

6¦(worry)¦

7¦(washing)¦

8 get a load of somebody/something

9¦(weight)¦

10¦(electricity)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: lad 'support, carrying']

1.) ¦(AMOUNT OF SOMETHING)¦

a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc

load of

▪ a load of wood

▪ The lorry had shed its load (=the load had fallen off) .

▪ The plane was carrying a full load of fuel.

2.) a load (of sth)

loads (of sth) BrE informal a lot of something

▪ We got a load of complaints about the loud music.

▪ Don't worry, there's loads of time

loads to do/see/eat etc

▪ There's loads to see in Paris.

3.) a bus load/car load/truck load etc

the largest amount of something that a vehicle can carry

▪ a bus load of tourists

4.) a load of crap/bull etc

a load of rubbish BrE spoken not polite used to say that something is bad, untrue, or stupid

▪ I thought the game was a load of crap.

5.) ¦(WORK)¦

the amount of work that a person or machine has to do

▪ The computer couldn't handle the load and crashed.

a light/heavy load

(=not much or a lot of work)

▪ Hans has a heavy teaching load this semester.

▪ My work load has doubled since Henry left.

▪ They hired more staff in order to spread the load.

6.) ¦(WORRY)¦

a problem or worry that is difficult to deal with

▪ When someone is depressed, the extra load of having financial problems can make the situation worse.

▪ Knowing he was safe was a load off my mind (=I felt less worried) .

▪ Coping with ill health was a heavy load to bear.

7.) ¦(WASHING)¦

a quantity of clothes that are washed together in a washing machine

▪ I've already done three loads of laundry this morning.

8.) get a load of sb/sth

spoken used to tell someone to look at or listen to something that is surprising or funny

▪ Get a load of this! Your stars say you are going to meet someone who's rich.

9.) ¦(WEIGHT)¦

the amount of weight that something is supporting

▪ a load-bearing wall

▪ It increased the load on the wheels.

10.)¦(ELECTRICITY)¦

technical an amount of electrical power that is being produced

load ²

load² v

1.) [I and T] also load up

to put a large quantity of something into a vehicle or container

≠ ↑unload

▪ Have you finished loading up?

▪ It took an hour to load the van.

▪ Will you help me load the dishwasher?

load sth into/onto sth

▪ Emma loaded all the groceries into the car.

▪ He loaded the cups onto a tray.

load sth with sth

▪ She loaded up the car with camping gear.

2.) [T]

to put a necessary part into something in order to make it work, for example bullets into a gun or film into a camera

load sth with sth

▪ Did you load it with 200 or 400 film?

load sth into sth

▪ Can you load the CD into the player, please?

3.) [I and T]

to put a program into a computer, or to be put into a computer

▪ The program takes a while to load.

▪ To load the file, press the 'return' key.

4.) [i]also load up

if a ship, aircraft etc loads, goods are put onto it

▪ The first ship to load at the new port was the 'Secil Angola'.

load with

▪ The boat called at Lerwick to load up with fresh vegetables.

load down [load sb/sth<=>down] phr v

1.) [usually passive]

to give someone more work or problems than they can deal with

= ↑weigh down be/feel loaded down with sth

▪ Jane felt loaded down with money worries.

2.) to make someone carry too many things

= ↑weigh down be loaded down with sth

▪ I was loaded down with bags so I took a taxi.

load up on [load up on sth] phr v

to get a lot of something so that you are sure you will have enough

= ↑stock up (on)

▪ People were loading up on bottled water.

load (up) with [load sb (up) with sth] phr v

to give someone a lot of things, especially things they have to carry