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Word load
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ləʊd / NAmE / loʊd /
Example
  • we loaded the car in ten minutes.
  • can you help me load the dishwasher?
  • men were loading up a truck with timber.
  • sacks were being loaded onto the truck.
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load

(verb)BrE / ləʊd / NAmE / loʊd /
  1. to put a large quantity of things or people onto or into something
    • opposite unload
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unload
    • We loaded the car in ten minutes.
    • Can you help me load the dishwasher?
    • Men were loading up a truck with timber.
    • Sacks were being loaded onto the truck.
    • We finished loading and set off.
  2. to receive a load
    • opposite unload
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unload
    • The ship was still loading.
  3. to give somebody a lot of things, especially things they have to carry
    • They loaded her with gifts.
  4. to put something into a weapon, camera or other piece of equipment so that it can be used
    • opposite unload
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unload
    • She loaded film into the camera.
    • She loaded the camera with film.
    • Is the gun loaded?
  5. to put data or a program into the memory of a computer
    • compare download
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/download_1
    • Have you loaded the software?
    • Wait for the game to load.
  6. to put somebody at a disadvantage
    • He has always felt that the dice were loaded against him in life.

    Extra Examples

    • The furniture was loaded onto the trailer.
    • The program automatically loads the file at the appropriate place.
    • The walkers were loaded down with huge rucksacks.
    • They loaded the boxes into the van.
    • They loaded up the lorry with scrap metal.
    • We loaded the car with our luggage.
    • to load a program onto a computer

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they load
    • he / she / it loads
    • past simple loaded
    • past participle loaded
    • -ing form loading

    Word Origin

    • Old English lād ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th cent.
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