boatload
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈboʊtloʊd/
- Informal
:
montón
- Boy, Elizabeth, you missed a boatload of stuff.
- boatload of money
- boatload of cash
- boatload of talent
Apple's going to sell a boatload of them, and you might buy them.
- Apple's going to sell a boatload of them, and you might buy them.
- But to me, the biggest gain, I think about AI the way you were describing, let's say we bring back boatloads, boatloads full of gold.
- Never mind that Bill Clinton's administration, following George Bush, sent boatloads of money, Western taxpayer money, to Russia.
- And this dude accomplished everything you could imagine on the court with Brand, with, you know, just flipped his NBA team, made a boatload of money.
- There is a boatload, a boatload of you who've watched this show, who've not commented.
- And then I'm just massaging it into my scalp, creating a little volume setting with a boatload of Hairspray and bam, we are done.
- And just then a boatload of an American of American family goes by and I quickly.
Examples
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As you say, there are boatloads of content out there not driven by any corporate agenda.
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Apple's going to sell a boatload of them, and you might buy them.
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Because of you, our team of three brought in a boatload of cash for an excellent cause.
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By the way, I'll need a boatload of cash.
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Chicago finds itself 1-1 now, just like Green Bay, but with a boatload more questions.
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But to actually carry out that trial, there is like a boatload of bureaucracy.
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But you don't make a boatload of money doing this thing, and it's a lot of work.
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We were scratching our heads, thinking everyone else must make a boatload of cash compared to our income.
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If I don't come up with a boatload of money by next month... which I won't... the bank is taking my shit.
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After the successful campaign, the company received a boatload of orders all at once.
Synonyms
278
1.1
An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle
170
1.0
A very large amount of something that seems endless
65
1.0
A large number or amount of things
61
3.3
An amount of things caught or collected at one time
45
2.9
A very large amount about as much as fills a truck
28
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude speech
23
2.3
A group of people that a bus carries
17
1.8
A large pile of things or a large amount
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
9
2.9
A large number of people or things that fill a car
5
8.5
A very large amount of something said jokingly
4
3.8
The number of people or things on one plane trip
3
9.1
A very large amount of something
3
2.5
A large amount of goods carried by a ship
2
3.2
A large amount of goods that one train can carry
2
3.5
An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity
2
4.4
An amount that fills a large suitcase or a car's storage space
1
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude, informal speech
1
1.0
A large number or amount of something
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
1
3.4
An amount of goods that fills a van
1
4.5
A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon
1
2.7
An amount that fills a truck
1
8.1
An amount large enough to fill a ship with goods or people
1
3.0
A full load that fills a cart
A full load of people or things in a boat
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A very large amount of something you have or get
A very large amount of something said in a rude way
An amount that fills a wagon
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boatload now often means 'a very large amount' because a full boat can hold many things, so people use it to say you have 'a lot' of something, much like truckload.