load

1. noun

1)

he has a load to deliver

Syn:

cargo, freight, a consignment, a delivery, a shipment, goods, merchandise; a pack, a bundle, a parcel; a truckload, a shipload, a boatload, a vanload

2) informal

I bought a load of clothes

Syn:

a lot of, a great deal of, a large amount/quantity of, an abundance of, a wealth of, a mountain of; many, plenty of; informal a heap of, a mass of, a pile of, a stack of, a ton of, lots of, heaps of, masses of, piles of, stacks of, tons of

3)

a heavy teaching load

Syn:

commitment, responsibility, duty, obligation, charge, burden; trouble, worry, strain, pressure

2. verb

1)

we quickly loaded the van

Syn:

fill, fill up, pack, charge, stock, stack, lade

2)

Larry loaded boxes into the jeep

Syn:

pack, stow, store, stack, bundle; place, deposit, put away

3)

loading the committee with responsibilities

Syn:

burden, weigh down, saddle, charge; overburden, overwhelm, encumber, tax, strain, trouble, worry

4)

Richard loaded Marshal with honors

Syn:

reward, ply, regale, shower

5)

he loaded a gun

Syn:

prime, charge, prepare to fire/use

6)

load the cassette into the camcorder

Syn:

insert, put, place, slot

7)

the dice are loaded against him

Syn:

bias, rig, fix; weight