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A great amount or quantity of something
“Harold had decided to not only visit the coast but explore the regions Chateaus because there were loads to choose from.”
Tests of someone's abilities or internal fortitude
Plural for a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried
“Some of the children are compelled to go to the kilns and help their parents carry the heavy load of bricks on their tender heads.”
Plural for something that causes great worry, anxiety or grief
“The debt was a heavy load on the part of the Government whose leaders spent sleepless nights thinking of ways and means to overcome the problem.”
Plural for a burden of responsibility that is imposed
“They want the middle-class citizens to continue bearing the heavy load of paying taxes.”
Plural for a large group of people
“A load of students streamed past the bar, on their way either to their rooms, friends' rooms or the refectory.”
Plural for the impact that something has on its environment
“This is a consequence of the fact that a small sampling interval results in a heavy load on the network.”
A sufficient or adequate quantity or amount
A large or considerable amount
To a great extent or degree
Innumerable or incalculable
To burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively
“At night, they load the poor animal with contraband for a trip across the Spanish border.”
To fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something
“Volunteers gathered to load the boxes with paper, glue, slime, dirt, straws, and hula hoops.”
To stick an object or device into a slot, socket or hole
“Then you load the USB stick into the front of the unit and use one of two small pushbuttons to swap between the images.”
To pressure or make heavy demands on
“He comes home tired, to his dissatisfied wife who now and then begins to load him with problems that have accumulated over the years of family life.”
To provide in abundance
“The stately waiters then proceed to load the guests with good viands.”
To prepare or ready a device, especially a firearm or artillery
“I'd read the files, load the handgun he'd provided me with, and prepare for my mission.”
To bias (the odds) towards a particular outcome
“The issue is that drugs will load the odds against the patient in significant ways.”
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