load

Something carried, especially something heavy.

• He carried a heavy load.
• The donkey struggled under its load.
• We lifted the load onto the cart.

How to use it: load of something (The truck carried a load of bricks.)

Similar words: burden, cargo

Common phrases: heavy load, carry a load, load of something

A large amount or number of something.

• We have loads of time.
• He spent a load of money.
• Did you take loads of photos?

How to use it: a load of something (We have a load of spare blankets.); loads of something (She has loads of friends.)

Similar words: lot, ton

Common phrases: a load of, loads of something, loads to do

The amount of work or responsibility someone has.

• The extra assistant reduced my load.
• Teachers have a heavy load this term.
• We shared the load between three people.

Similar words: workload

Common phrases: work load, teaching load, share the load

An amount that a vehicle or machine can carry or handle at one time.

• The truck takes one load at a time.
• We need three loads of sand.
• This machine processes each load in ten minutes.

How to use it: load of something (They delivered a full load of sand.)

Similar words: batch

Common phrases: full load, load of something, one load

The clothes or other things washed together in a washing machine.

• I washed a load of towels.
• There are two loads of laundry left.
• Can you put a load on before breakfast?

How to use it: load of laundry/washing (I put a load of laundry in the machine.)

Similar words: washload

Common phrases: load of washing, load of laundry, wash a load

The amount of electrical power a device supplies or needs to supply.

• The generator can handle this load.
• Switching on the heater increased the electrical load.
• Engineers measured the load during peak demand.

How to use it: load on something (The load on the generator increased.)

Common phrases: electrical load, peak load, load on something

To put things onto or into something so they can be carried.

• We loaded the truck.
• She loaded her bags into the car.
• Have they loaded all the boxes yet?

How to use it: load something onto/into something (We loaded the boxes onto the truck.); load something with something (They loaded the van with furniture.)

Similar words: pack

Opposites: unload

Common phrases: load a truck, load something onto something, load with something, load cargo

To put the supplies a machine or weapon needs inside it.

• He loaded the gun.
• Please load the printer with fresh paper.
• She loaded film into the camera.

How to use it: load something with something (She loaded the printer with paper.)

Similar words: fill

Opposites: unload

Common phrases: load a gun, load a printer, load with something