Meaning & use
load
The amount of something, especially cargo or weight, that is carried or supported at one time.
See it in a sentence
The truck carried a heavy load of gravel to the construction site.
She dropped off a load of laundry at the wash before heading to work.
A note on using this word
As a verb, load means to fill something with cargo, data, or ammunition, extending from the physical noun sense.
Words with a similar meaning
cargoburden
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To put a large quantity of something into or onto a vehicle, container, or device.
They loaded the boxes onto the van before the long drive.
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