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# load

«load» in Mova's school dictionary: **something heavy that is carried, for example by a truck…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a load, loads); verb (load, loads, loaded, loading)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A load is something heavy that is carried, for example by a truck, a person or a washing machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#m1)

2) To load means to put things into or onto a car, ship, machine or bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#m2)

3) A load or loads (informal) means a lot: loads of friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#m3)

4) To load a computer program or page means to make it open and appear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and engineering, the load is the weight a structure, beam or lever must hold up; in lever lessons it is the weight you lift. In maths, «each truck carries a load of 3 tonnes» is a rate per truck. At home: load the dishwasher, a load of washing. Safety: do not overload a bag, plug or boat. Phrases: a load of, loads of, load up, overload, workload.

### examples

- The truck carries a heavy load of sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x1)
- Help me load the car for the holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x2)
- I have loads of homework tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x3)
- Put a load of washing in the machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x4)
- The page is taking ages to load. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x5)
- The bridge can hold a load of 20 tonnes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x6)
- A lever helps you lift a heavy load with less effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x7)
- The camel carried a load on its back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/#x8)

### note

«Loads of» is informal; in school writing use «a lot of» or «many». Load (carry) sounds like «lode» (a line of metal ore). Maths: total load = number of loads x size of each load: 4 loads of 25 kg = 100 kg.

### In the corpora

- [If the wrong things go in a recycling bin, a whole load can be spoiled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/15/)
- ["A brick short of a load" (Australia) means stupid or a bit mad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/35-mistakes-and-stupidity/14/)
- ["Two bricks shy of a load" means stupid or a bit mad; it is American and humorous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/37-bats-and-gosh/13/)
- [Turn by moving your feet, not by twisting your back, and put the load down the same way, bending your knees.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/3-lifting-and-carrying/2/)
- [Holding a load close to your body makes it easier to carry and safer for your back.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/3-lifting-and-carrying/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «load» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/load/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.