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verb

Definition of loadnext
1
as in to burden
to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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2
as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat

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load

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noun

ˈlōd How to pronounce load (audio)
1
as in loading
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported hoisted a load of grain on the truck going to Florida

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2
as in ton
loads plural a considerable amount there's no rush, since we've got loads of time left

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Recent Examples of load
Verb
Working alongside engineering firm Fortil, the team is building the mechanical subsystems needed to safely load, transport, and store nuclear fuel elements during routine operations. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 That change has pushed the best operators to bring more of the logistics function in-house by making decisions such as which routes run, which carriers get which loads, and how exceptions get handled before a customer notices something went wrong. — Nishith Rastogi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
Harnest is scaling that up to 400 kilowatts by the end of the year, which should cover up to 35 percent on a good day, depending on production load. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 And a glance at the Hurricanes’ roster shows there’s more than enough players to handle the load. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for load
Recent Examples of Synonyms for load
  1. burden
  2. fill
  3. loading
  4. ton
  5. weight
  6. pack
  7. payload
  8. lot
Verb
  • Where The Algorithm Fails My primary focus today is healthcare operations, an industry historically burdened by manual labor, convoluted billing systems and razor-thin margins.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Younger people are similarly cost-burdened, including 37% of those age 25 to 34 and 31% of those 35 to 44, the Joint Center has reported.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each square, and spread slightly to fill the smaller square while maintaining the border.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The seats were filled with families and friends all huddled underneath the shade of umbrellas to enjoy an afternoon ice cream.
    — Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of fill
Noun
  • To power autonomous trailer loading, Foresight reasons across three spatial dimensions and time to optimize how packages are placed for space, stability and speed across a wide range of operating conditions.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Installation and maintenance, loading and stocking and construction jobs, have also failed to recover.
    — Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of loading
Noun
  • Other air styler round brushes leave my fine hair looking more wind-swept than blown-out, with a ton of fly-aways.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
  • The government estimates that up to 9,000 tons reach its Caribbean coastline on the worst days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of ton
Verb
  • The current basket, weighted toward tokenized gold, wrapped bitcoin and lending-market dollars, is the correction.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Williams is 6 feet, 7 inches tall, and weights around 220 pounds, Boyd said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of weight
Verb
  • Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Whipped up in only 20 minutes, it’s packed with flavor from goat cheese, walnuts, prosciutto, green apple, and loads of garlic.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pack
Noun
  • Operators moved the structure out of the Assembly Hall and lowered it into the pit with continuous positioning controls to manage the heavy payload safely.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • With a range of 2,040 nautical miles, a payload of 2,135 pounds, a top speed of 416 knots, and the ability to seat up to 10, the aircraft is suitable for all kinds of missions.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 July 2026
Definition of payload
Noun
  • Theron is no longer attached to the project at the Melrose Avenue lot, but the It filmmakers remain, producing under their Double Dream label.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • But one roadblock consumers may face is a lack of EVs in the dealership lot.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
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