Load

  • 41load — 1. A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat; positive loads are quantities in excess of the normal; negative loads are quantities in deficit. 2. The quantity of a measurable …

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  • 42load — 01. We re going to [load] up the truck tonight, and then move everything to our new place in the morning. 02. I really [loaded] my plate at the buffet. 03. We [loaded] all our stuff into the car, and left for the campsite around noon. 04. He was… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 43load — noun 1》 a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.     ↘[in combination] the total number or amount that can be carried in a vehicle or container: a carload of people. 2》 a weight or source of pressure.     ↘the… …

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  • 44load — n. & v. n. 1 a what is carried or is to be carried; a burden. b an amount usu. or actually carried (often in comb.: a busload of tourists; a lorry load of bricks). 2 a unit of measure or weight of certain substances. 3 a burden or commitment of… …

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  • 45Load — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al …

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  • 46load — {{11}}load (n.) that which is laid upon a person or beast, burden, c.1200, from O.E. lad way, course, carrying, from P.Gmc. *laitho (Cf. O.H.G. leita, Ger. leite, O.N. leið way, course ); related to O.E. lædan to guide, from PIE *leit to go forth …

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  • 47load*/*/ — [ləʊd] noun [C] I 1) something that a person, animal, or vehicle carries a lorry carrying a load of wood[/ex] 2) an amount of work that a person, piece of equipment, or system has to do at one time Syn: workload Teaching loads have increased this …

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  • 48load — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. burden; cargo, lading, shipment; charge. See gravity, transportation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A physical burden] Syn. weight, encumbrance, carload, wagonload, hindrance, shipload, parcel, pressure,… …

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  • 49load — 1. noun a) A burden; a weight to be carried. I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack. b) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off ones mind. The truck overturned while carrying a full load of oil.… …

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  • 50load — /ləυd/ noun goods which are transported ♦ the load of a lorry/of a container the goods carried by a lorry or in a container ♦ maximum load the largest weight of goods which a lorry or plane can carry ■ verb 1. ♦ to load a lorry or a ship to put… …

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