loads Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a large number or amount
heaps; rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
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noun weight to be borne or conveyed
load; loading; burden.
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noun a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
load; loading.
- the system broke down under excessive loads
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noun goods carried by a large vehicle
load; cargo; lading; shipment; loading; consignment; freight; payload.
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noun an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
load.
- he got a load on and started a brawl
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noun the power output of a generator or power plant
load.
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noun an onerous or difficult concern
load; incumbrance; onus; encumbrance; burden.
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind
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noun a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
load; lode.
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noun the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
load; warhead; payload.
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noun electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
load.
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verb fill or place a load on
load; lade; load up; laden.
- load a car
- load the truck with hay
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verb provide (a device) with something necessary
load; charge.
- He loaded his gun carefully
- load the camera
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verb transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
load.
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verb put (something) on a structure or conveyance
load.
- load the bags onto the trucks
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verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load; stretch; dilute; debase; adulterate.
- adulterate liquor