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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 with a chance to clinch, he showed the Lakers need someone else to help carry the load.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

With limited ability to load crude onto ships, Iran’s national oil company has already begun reducing output, according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In warm weather that nutrient load caused the water to turn green, so called "algal blooming".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

That pushed load factor up by 0.7 percentage points to 81.3.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Now he turned around to face the sled—so he was facing away from the direction we had to travel when we left—and watched us load the sled.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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