load

US /lod/

UK /ləʊd/

A2

noun

  • Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
  • A burden; heavy responsibility
  • Many or much of something; a lot of
  • Items that fill a truck, machine

verb

  • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)

Examples

We're trying to spread the load by employing more staff.

He has a heavy teaching load this year.