load
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4.1
- noun
- /loʊd/
:
carga
- You've carried the load for all of us.
- cognitive load
- a heavy load
- lighten the load
So why not lighten your load and let it go?
- So why not lighten your load and let it go?
- And I think about the fact that that mental load is very, very heavy.
- But like the day-to-day load that was that was not me.
- That was a reasonable debt load at the time, but things change.
- Basically like accumulated stress creates allostatic load in the system.
- So at least taking some of the load off the parents.
- Now I've been moving way too fast on the Runaway Train from heavy load of my past.
- How often do we just carry this baggage of stress and load anxiety and worry in our heads,
Examples
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And I think about the fact that that mental load is very, very heavy.
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I ask Him to ease this load, but He has said no.
Fiction book (1996) -
My doctor, everyone like it's just the mental load of doing this is hard.
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This way, I could help take a bit of the load off.
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I love you, Lord Jesus, but my load is getting too heavy to bear.
Fiction book (1996) -
That was a reasonable debt load at the time, but things change.
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So why not lighten your load and let it go?
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And part of that may have to do with the load that's placed on them.
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The account books were dismal, reflecting a load of debt that made his gut churn.
Fiction book (1992) -
I finally decided to speak to someone about the heavy load of stress I've been carrying lately.
Synonyms
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3.1
A strong feeling of stress from difficult demands
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2.8
A feeling of pressure and worry because of difficult situations
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3.4
A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty
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4.2
A strong mental feeling of pressure or burden
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3.3
A state of worry or nervousness caused by difficult situations
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4.4
Too much work or information that makes you feel stressed
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7.9
A difficult duty or burden someone must deal with
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7.3
A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility
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8.1
A heavy burden that makes life hard
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5.8
A person or thing that makes work slower
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8.1
Something that makes life or an activity harder
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4.9
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
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6.6
A heavy load of work or problems that a person cannot manage
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Informal and rude way to use up all your energy or resources at once
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of work a doctor, lawyer, or agency has from the people they must help in a period
- Specialized
1
8.2
The amount of extra force on an aircraft compared with its weight, measured in g
- Specialized
1
5.5
A strong piece of wood or metal that holds the weight of parts of a building
How Burdensome
Surface Forms
Etymology
Load for a heavy worry comes from the old word hladan meaning 'to put on', so a 'load' is something that weighs you down. That's why people say a load was lifted when a big problem is gone.