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

  • (..) My parents... they're not really my parents. They're my uncle and my aunt. They came to Senegal to get me when I was . They couldn't have children, so they went to see a brother who had a load of them. They took the elder. Me. My name is Bakary. That's my real name. (..)
    2011 The Intouchables
  • (..) with you at all times.. And I want Nutella! Not the jams with weird fruits that nobody knows of. I'm not going in there. Even you! I'm not gonna load you in the back like a horse. What about this one? This one is not fit for me. - What do you mean? - Unfortunately, I have to be pragmatic. (..)
    2011 The Intouchables