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UK
/lˈəʊd/
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[ US /ˈɫoʊd/ ]
[ US /ˈɫoʊd/ ]
NOUN
- electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
- weight to be borne or conveyed
- a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
- the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
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a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
the system broke down under excessive loads -
an onerous or difficult concern
the burden of responsibility
that's a load off my mind - goods carried by a large vehicle
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an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
he got a load on and started a brawl - the power output of a generator or power plant
VERB
- transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
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corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
adulterate liquor -
put (something) on a structure or conveyance
load the bags onto the trucks -
provide (a device) with something necessary
load the camera
He loaded his gun carefully -
fill or place a load on
load a car
load the truck with hay
How To Use load In A Sentence
- If you unzip our sample document and load content.xml into a text editor, you should notice a few things.
- A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
- In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
- One thing he does is get up to a little competitive devilry by unveiling the Google Pack, a parcel of software programs that you can download for free (if you have a Windows PC).
- This young man refuses to work and is freeloading
- A freeloader is a person who takes advantage of others 'generosity without giving anything in return. Reddit.com: what's new online!
- Thus, the power of drawing iron is one of the ideas of the complex one of that substance we call a loadstone; and a power to be so drawn is a part of the complex one we call iron: which powers pass for inherent qualities in those subjects. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
- A man came to load it onto the bus as we ran to find Ranwen's parents and siblings.
- The rest of them continued filling plates while Reggie and Lettie returned at brisk intervals to reload their trays. WEEKEND FOR MURDER
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones