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

  • (..) I will go by myself Take out the car Take out the car quickly Will we go to hotel? We will go to hotel but after this road Put some load on accelerator Come outside quickly I will be at your house in mins Chatur called me The silencer? He is saying that Racho is coming (..)
    2009 3 Idiots