[ { "word": "load", "phonetic": "/l\u0259\u028ad/", "phonetics": [ { "text": "/l\u0259\u028ad/", "audio": "" }, { "text": "/lo\u028ad/", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/load-us.mp3", "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50014391", "license": { "name": "BY-SA 4.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" } } ], "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "A burden; a weight to be carried.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack." }, { "definition": "A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "She put another load of clothes in the washing machine." }, { "definition": "A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I put a load on before we left." }, { "definition": "(in combination) Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "(often in the plural) A large number or amount.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I got a load of emails about that." }, { "definition": "The volume of work required to be performed.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Will our web servers be able to cope with that load?" }, { "definition": "The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Each of the cross-members must withstand a tensile load of 1,000 newtons." }, { "definition": "The electrical current or power delivered by a device.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high." }, { "definition": "A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Connect a second 24-ohm load across the power supply's output terminals." }, { "definition": "A unit of measure for various quantities.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The viral load", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The charge of powder for a firearm.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Weight or violence of blows.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "Nonsense; rubbish.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "What a load!" }, { "definition": "The process of loading something, i.e. transferring it into memory or over a network, etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "All of those uncompressed images are going to slow down the page load." } ], "synonyms": [ "cumwad", "wad", "carrus", "cartload", "charrus", "fodder", "fother", "charge", "freight" ], "antonyms": [] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The dock workers refused to load the ship." }, { "definition": "To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He loaded his stuff into his storage locker." }, { "definition": "To put a load on something.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading." }, { "definition": "To receive a load.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The truck is designed to load easily." }, { "definition": "To be placed into storage or conveyance.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The containers load quickly and easily." }, { "definition": "To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun." }, { "definition": "To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Now that you've loaded the camera [with film], you're ready to start shooting." }, { "definition": "To fill (an apparatus) with raw material.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore." }, { "definition": "To be put into use in an apparatus.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The cartridge was designed to load easily." }, { "definition": "To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "Click OK to load the selected data." }, { "definition": "To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "This program takes an age to load." }, { "definition": "To put runners on first, second and third bases", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He walks to load the bases." }, { "definition": "To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate." }, { "definition": "To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "The new owners had loaded the company with debt." }, { "definition": "To provide in abundance.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon." }, { "definition": "To weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] }, { "definition": "To adulterate or drug.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [], "example": "to load wine" }, { "definition": "To magnetize.", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ], "license": { "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0" }, "sourceUrls": [ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/load" ] } ]