to load
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1.0
- verb
- /loʊd/
:
cargar
- The typical molue has two doors on the right side of the bus for loading and unloading passengers.
- loading and unloading
- items loaded
- loaded onto ships
And I did load a couple and drive myself.
- And I did load a couple and drive myself.
Examples
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The large wheels for the event itself are loaded in the front of the trailer.
Academic text (2013) -
Now go and load the truck.
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We're just going to load it into the freezer bag.
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First we need to load up on some gear, or we're all gonna die.
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Once it is made, the mold is loaded onto the spin casting machine.
Academic text (1999) -
Let's load them up.
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The young conscripts were loaded onto overcrowded transport trains, 40 men to a wagon.
Academic text (2011) -
The workers will load the boxes onto the delivery truck this afternoon.
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She carefully loaded the groceries into the back of her car.
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Make sure to load the dishwasher before you leave the kitchen.
Synonyms
94
3.0
To fill a car, box, or yourself with things until each is full
1
4.8
To put a heavy load onto something, for example a truck
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4.2
To make someone or something carry too many heavy things
To put things onto a vehicle or boat so it can carry them
To put goods into a van to move them
To load boxes or goods by hand instead of using machines
To move goods onto a vehicle from the side
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Informal and rude way to use up all your energy or resources at once
Phrasal Verbs
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 Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
To load as a verb comes straight from the old German hladan, which meant 'to put a heavy thing on', so to load means to put things into or onto a vehicle, container, or machine.