verb
load
lohd
verb
1
To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
"They loaded the boxes onto the truck."
"Can you help me load the dishwasher?"
2
To fill a weapon with ammunition, ready it can be fired.
"He loaded the rifle before heading out."
3
To transfer data or a program from storage into a computer's working memory, or for a webpage/app to open and become ready.
"The file took ages to load."
"Wait for the page to fully load before clicking anything."
noun
1
The amount of something being carried, supported, or dealt with.
"The bridge can't handle that much load."
"She's got a heavy workload this month."
How to Use Load
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo put something onto/into a vehicle, weapon, or computer program — or, as a noun, the amount being carried.
Common pairings
load up
load a truck
load a page
workload
Word Forms
loaded past tense, loaden past tense, loads plural, loads singular
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Etymology
Originally from Old English lād, "way, course, journey" — the "burden" meaning branched off in Middle English by association with the unrelated verb "lade."