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load

Definition

  • noun: something that is lifted and carried
  • noun: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means
  • verb: to put an amount of something in or on (something)
  • verb: to put a load in or on
  • often used in combination
  • synonyms: weight, burden, lading

Examples

  • There's a lot of work to be done, and you have to carry/bear your share of the 'load'. [=you have to do your share of the work]

  • The good news has really 'taken a load off my mind'. [=has allowed me to stop worrying; has made me feel relieved]

  • I wish there were some way I could help lift this 'load' [='weight, burden'] from his shoulders.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Ryan Correctional facility. We call this combat mode. It really put the fear of God into the prisoners. Yeah, that's okay. Get a load of this. What is that? He transforms. Kids love it. Really? Focus group numbers, through the roof. Really? (..)
    2014 RoboCop