ALL meanings of loads
load
L l - verb without object loads to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes. 1
- adverb loads loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money. 1
- idioms loads get a load of, Slang. to look at; notice; observe. to listen to with interest: Did you get a load of what she said? 1
- idioms loads load the dice, to put someone or something in a advantageous or disadvantageous position; affect or influence the result: Lack of sufficient education loaded the dice against him as a candidate for the job. 1
- noun loads (slang, mainly UK) Lots, much, plenty, a great deal. 1
- noun loads anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. 1
- noun loads the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 1
- noun loads this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload. 1
- noun loads the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit. 1
- noun loads the weight supported by a structure or part. 1
- noun loads the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work. 1
- noun loads something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her. 1
- noun loads loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people. 1
- noun loads the charge for a firearm. 1
- noun loads a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares. 1
- noun loads Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load) any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load) 1
- noun loads Electricity. the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer. a device that receives power. 1
- noun loads Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required. 1
- noun loads Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river. Compare bed load. 1
- noun loads Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight. 1
- verb with object loads to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship. 1
- verb with object loads to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often followed by down): They loaded us down with gifts. 1
- verb with object loads to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often followed by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations. 1
- verb with object loads to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm). 1
- verb with object loads to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera. 1
- verb with object loads to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera? 1
- verb with object loads to take on as a load: a ship loading coal. 1
- verb with object loads to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead. 1
- verb with object loads Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses. 1
- verb with object loads to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted. 1
- verb with object loads to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother. 1
- verb with object loads to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward. 1
- verb with object loads Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning. 1
- verb with object loads Fine Arts. to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush). to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas). 1
- verb with object loads Metalworking. (of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool). (of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel). (in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die). 1
- verb with object loads Computers. to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage. to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive. 1
- verb with object loads Electricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit. 1
- verb without object loads to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually loads at the side door. 1
- verb without object loads to load a firearm. 1
- verb without object loads to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually followed by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses. 1
- noun plural loads a lot 0
- adverb loads (intensifier) 0
- noun loads plural of load. 0
- verb loads third-person singular simple present indicative form of load. 0
- adjective loads (Slang) (mainly UK) Lots, much, plenty, a great deal. 0