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Load: Definition, Usage & Examples Explained (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：put into a vehicle (load)

load 🔊

/loʊd/

v./n.

To put a lot of things into a vehicle or container, like when you pack boxes into a moving truck.

Illustration of a person loading boxes into a moving van for transport.

put into a vehicle 🔊

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/pʊt ˈɪntu ə ˈviːɪkəl/

v./n.

To place goods or items onto a vehicle, container, or animal for transport or storage.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Primary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English "lad" meaning way, journey, carrying.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a LOAD on a ROAD. You LOAD your cargo before hitting the ROAD.

📖 Example

We need to load the truck with all the boxes before we can start our move to the new apartment. 🔊 We need to put all the boxes into the truck before we can begin moving to the new apartment.

🔗 Collocations

load up – to fill a vehicle completely with goods

load with – to put a specific type of item into something

load the dishwasher – to put dirty dishes into a dishwasher

🔄 Synonyms

pack (v.) – to put items into a container, especially for transport.

fill (v.) – to make something full.

stow (v.) – to pack or store something neatly in a place.

🚫 Antonyms

unload (v.) – to remove goods from a vehicle or container.

empty (v.) – to remove all contents from something.

🌱 Derivatives

loader (n.) – a person or machine that loads things.

loading (n.) – the action of putting a load on or in something.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Old English "lad" (way, journey, carrying), related to "lade". The verb sense "to put a cargo on" and noun sense "burden" developed by the 16th century. The computing sense emerged mid-20th century with data processing.

Meaning 2：prepare data for use (load)

load 🔊

/loʊd/

v./n.

When a computer or phone prepares a program, game, or webpage for use by moving its data into working memory.

Close-up of a laptop screen showing a loading progress circle and message.

prepare data for use 🔊

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/prɪˈpeər ˈdeɪtə fɔːr juːz/

v./n.

The process by which a computer or device transfers data from storage into its active memory, making a program or file ready to operate.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The new video game takes a long time to load on my old computer. 🔊 The new video game requires a long time to prepare and become ready on my old computer.

🔗 Collocations

load a program – to initiate a software application

load a page – to retrieve and display a webpage

loading screen – a display shown while data is being prepared

🔄 Synonyms

boot (v.) – to start a computer and load its operating system.

initialize (v.) – to prepare a system or software for operation.

launch (v.) – to start a program or application.

🚫 Antonyms

close (v.) – to stop a program and remove it from active memory.

exit (v.) – to quit an application.

🌱 Derivatives

preload (v.) – to load data in advance.

reload (v.) – to load something again.

Meaning 3：amount of work (load)

load 🔊

/loʊd/

v./n.

The amount of work, responsibility, or pressure you have to deal with, which feels heavy like carrying a big backpack.

Student with a heavy workload symbolized by a tall stack of books and papers.

amount of work 🔊

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/əˈmaʊnt əv wɜːrk/

v./n.

The total amount of work, tasks, or responsibilities assigned to a person, team, or system, often implying a level of demand or stress.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

With exams coming up, the study load for students has become quite heavy. 🔊 As exams approach, the amount of study work for students has become very substantial.

🔗 Collocations

workload – the amount of work a person has to do

heavy load – a large or demanding amount of work

carry the load – to bear the main responsibility or burden

🔄 Synonyms

burden (n.) – a heavy load, often one that causes worry or difficulty.

responsibility (n.) – a duty or task you are required to perform.

demand (n.) – something that requires a lot of effort, skill, or resources.

🚫 Antonyms

break (n.) – a pause or period of rest from work.

leisure (n.) – time free from work or duties.

🌱 Derivatives

overload (v./n.) – to load too heavily; an excessive load.