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loads (ləʊdz Pronunciation for loads )  (informal)

Definitions

plural noun

  1. often foll by of a lot ⇒ loads to eat

adverb

  1. (intensifier) ⇒ loads better, thanks loads

load (ləʊd Pronunciation for load ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. something to be borne or conveyed; weight
    1. the usual amount borne or conveyed
    2. (in combination) ⇒ a carload
  3. something that weighs down, oppresses, or burdens ⇒ that's a load off my mind
  4. a single charge of a firearm
  5. the weight that is carried by a structure See also dead load, live load
  6. (electrical engineering, electronics)
    1. a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
    2. the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc
  7. the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure
  8. the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc
  9. an external force applied to a component or mechanism

  10. See a load of

  11. See get a load of

  12. See have a load on

  13. See shoot one's load

verb

  1. also intr to place or receive (cargo, goods, etc) upon (a ship, lorry, etc)
  2. to burden or oppress
  3. to supply or beset (someone) with in abundance or overwhelmingly ⇒ they loaded her with gifts
  4. to cause to be biased ⇒ to load a question
  5. also intr to put an ammunition charge into (a firearm)
  6. (photography) to position (a film, cartridge, or plate) in (a camera)
  7. to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)
  8. (insurance) to increase (a premium) to cover expenses, etc
  9. to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)
  10. to add material of high atomic number to (concrete) to increase its effectiveness as a radiation shield
  11. to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)
  12. to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)
  13. to apply force to (a mechanism or component)
  14. (computing) to transfer (a program) to a memory

  15. See load the dice

See also

loads

Word Origin

Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade1; related to lead1

Synonyms

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= fill, stuff, pack, pile, stack, heap, cram, freight, lade
= pack, store, stuff, deposit, stack, put away, stow
= make ready, charge, prime, prepare to fire
= insert, place, put in, stick in, pop in
= cargo, lading, delivery, haul, shipment, batch, freight, bale, consignment
= large amount, a lot, mass, ocean, pile, great deal, quantity, stacks, abundance
= oppression, charge, pressure, worry, trouble, weight, responsibility, burden, affliction, onus, albatross, millstone, encumbrance, incubus

Example Sentences Including 'loads'

A diesel muscling along at low speeds and high loads However, for many countries, an economy without diesels seemed unthinkable.
Globe and Mail (2003)
And I want to prove there are loads and loads of older people out there who deserve the chance to shine.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)
He tries to show off a bit with his wine and likes to think he knows loads but he doesn't.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
He'd found her, knew she was all right, and he had loads of things to do in Steeple Fritton.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
If I'm training and racing hard and burning loads of calories, can I eat anything I want?
Cycling Weekly (2005)
Increasingly, regulations have been based on EC directives, such as noise control and the manual handling of heavy loads.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach
She's been constructing a website for her dad's golf club and taking courses on loads of computer stuff.
Jane Asher LOSING IT (2002)
The lane to my cottage was smooth and undisturbed save with rabbit tracks and pits from fallen loads of snow.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
We have loads of firms that are very advanced in the kind of software that is needed," she said.
Irish Times (2002)

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