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Noun

load (plural loads)

1. A burden; a weight to be carried.
   • I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.

   Synonyms:

   charge, freight

2. (figuratively) A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
   • Our life's a load.1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
3. A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
   • The truck overturned while carrying a full load of oil.
4. A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
   • I put a load on before we left.

   Synonyms:

   washload

5. (in-compounds) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle
6. (colloquial, in plural, often) A large number or amount.
   • I got loads of presents for my birthday!

   Synonyms:

   abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload

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