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

  • (..) Perhaps they might have... if you hadn't made a sideshow of yourself. - You thought I didn't have it in me. - Now, you led a bloated police force on a merry chase with a load of fancy new toys from Fox. What about when you come up against him? What then? - I'll fight harder. I always have. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises