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load
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- pronunciation:
- lod
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When someone carries a load, they carry an amount of something. A load is often heavy or contains a lot of things. Trucks and trains often carry big loads. Some kinds of animals carry loads too, like donkeys and camels.
The train carried its load of grain for a thousand miles.- synonyms:
- cargo, contents, freight, shipment
- similar words:
- goods, merchandise
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| definition 2: |
A load is the usual amount of something that is carried or put into something.
My dad washed two loads of laundry this afternoon.The grocery store receives a load of pet food every two weeks.- synonyms:
- shipment
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| definition 3: |
A load is an especially large amount of something or a big or difficult responsibility.
Jayla couldn't watch TV at all last night because she had a load of homework to do.Taking care of our neighbor's two big dogs this week has been a bit of a load on us.- synonyms:
- burden
- similar words:
- charge, cross, duty, obligation, responsibility, strain, weight
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| related words: |
content, freight, mine, mountain |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
loads, loading, loaded |
| definition 1: |
When people load things onto a truck or other vehicle, they put them on or inside the vehicle so that they can be carried somewhere.
They loaded the heavy boxes of fruit onto the truck.We loaded all our camping gear into the car.The new cars were loaded onto the ship.
- synonyms:
- fill, pack
- antonyms:
- unload
- similar words:
- burden, pile, sack, stack, stuff
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| definition 2: |
When people load a thing, they fill it with something or put a lot of things into it. When you load a washing machine, you fill it with dirty clothes.
Jake loaded his dish with spaghetti.The people from the moving company loaded the truck with furniture.
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| definition 3: |
When you load things into a machine or device, you put them inside it.
My mom asked me to load the dirty dishes into the dishwasher.- antonyms:
- unload
- similar words:
- charge, refill
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When people are loading onto an airplane, it means they are in the process of getting on the airplane so they can go somewhere.
The plane hasn't left yet. The passengers are still loading.- synonyms:
- board
- similar words:
- enter
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| related words: |
fill, overwhelm |
Are you looking for the word lode (a mineral deposit)? Load and lode sound alike but have different meanings.
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