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get a load of

get a load of verb: to experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.

Verb

get a load of (third-person singular simple present gets a load of, present participle getting a load of, simple past got a load of, past participle got a load of or (US, Canada) gotten a load of)

  1. (slang, transitive) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
    • One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie.1939 September 25, “Heeltalk”, in Time
    • Get a load of the "eyesome femininity" at the International Casino, as the Times put it.2004 June 13, David W. Dunlap, “The Crossroads of the Crossroads”, in New York Times, page CY3

Synonyms of get a load of

Forms of get a load of

third-person singular presentgets a load of
present participlegetting a load of
pastgot a load of
past participlegot a load of
past participle Canada USgotten a load of

Questions about get a load of

What does get a load of mean?
Get a load of means to experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
What part of speech is get a load of?
Get a load of is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a load of?
The past tense of get a load of is got a load of.

Words near get a load of in the dictionary

  1. get a jump on
  2. get a kick out of
  3. get a leg up
  4. get a life
  5. get a line on
  6. get a load of
  7. get a move on
  8. get a pair
  9. get a rise
  10. get a rise from
  11. get a rise out of

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