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load

[lohd] / loʊd /
NOUN
cargo, freight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount bundle capacity consignment goods haul payload shipment weight
STRONG
bale charge contents encumbrance heft hindrance lading mass pack parcel part shot
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
WEAK
benefit blessing
NOUN
burden, pressure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility task weight
STRONG
affliction albatross care charge cumber drag drain duty encumbrance incubus liability millstone obligation onus oppression tax trouble trust worry
WEAK
deadweight excess baggage
Antonyms
STRONG
aid blessing disregard happiness help irresponsibility
WEAK
benefit
VERB
burden, saddle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry cram fill lade pack pile stack store stuff
STRONG
arrange ballast bear charge chock choke containerize flood freight glut gorge heap jam lumber mass oversupply place stow surfeit swamp top weigh weight
WEAK
heap up pile it on pile up pour in put aboard ram in top off weigh down
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain diet disarrange disorder fast lose
WEAK
aid assist benefit bless help relieve unburden
VERB
overburden, pressure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lade
STRONG
burden charge encumber hamper oppress saddle task tax trouble weight worry
WEAK
weigh down
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist exonerate help unburden
WEAK
benefit bless relieve

Example Sentences

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But Howe sought to bring in two strikers to share the load after Callum Wilson also moved on.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The tariff requires Microsoft to directly pay for all the infrastructure upgrades and power procured by the utility necessary to serve its energy load.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. would result in a significantly higher debt load, $79 billion in debt, prompting concerns from the group and others about further cuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

They load onto tankers at Houston and Corpus Christi in Texas “without crossing contested waters.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

And on a seven-hour run with a heavy load it is necessary to stop and rest the dogs, let them sleep for a couple of hours and feed them, so that adds still more.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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