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take a load off

take a load off verb: to go from a standing position to a sitting one.

Verb

take a load off (third-person singular simple present takes a load off, present participle taking a load off, simple past took a load off, past participle taken a load off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To go from a standing position to a sitting one.
    Synonyms:
    sit, sit down

Synonyms of take a load off

Forms of take a load off

third-person singular presenttakes a load off
present participletaking a load off
pasttook a load off
past participletaken a load off

Origin of take a load off

Likely an ellipsis of take a load off one's feet.

Questions about take a load off

What does take a load off mean?
Take a load off means to go from a standing position to a sitting one.
What part of speech is take a load off?
Take a load off is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a load off?
The past tense of take a load off is took a load off.

Words near take a load off in the dictionary

  1. take a leak
  2. take a licking
  3. take a licking and keep on ticking
  4. take a liking to
  5. take a listen
  6. take a load off
  7. take a long walk off a short pier
  8. take a long walk on a short pier
  9. take a look
  10. take a nap
  11. take a number

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