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KK Pronunciation

〔 lod 〕

Pronunciation

〔 loud 〕


Overview of noun load

The noun load has 9 senses


  • load, loading, burden -- (weight to be borne or conveyed)

  • load, loading -- (a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads")

  • cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment -- (goods carried by a large vehicle)

  • load -- (an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl")

  • load -- (the power output of a generator or power plant)

  • burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus -- (an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind")

  • lode, load -- (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)

  • warhead, payload, load -- (the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)

  • load -- (electrical device to which electrical power is delivered)


Overview of verb load

The verb load has 5 senses


  • load, lade, laden, load up -- (fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay")

  • load, charge -- (provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera")

  • load -- (transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory)

  • load -- (put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks")

  • load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -- (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor")