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

  • (..) need to snap anybody! Can I talk to you? I've talked with the others. We're never going to have a better chance to make it across the salt. If we leave the rig here, and load the motorcycles up with as much as we can... ...we can be able to ride for days. One of those bikes is yours. Fully loaded. (..)
    2015 Mad Max: Fury Road