load
/ləʊd/noun
उच्चारण लोड
भार, बोझ; काम
Core word
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[C]
something that is being carried; the amount of work that has to be done; (loads of) a large number or amount; a feeling of responsibility or worry
भार, बोझ; काम
- a heavy load
- workload
- The lorry carried a heavy load of bricks.
+ 2 more examples
- Teachers have a large workload at the end of term.
- Teachers carry a heavy load of marking before the holidays.
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[T, I]
to put a large quantity of things onto or into something; to put data or a program into a computer
लादना; लोड करना
- load the truck
- The labourers loaded the sacks of wheat onto the tractor.
- Please load the dishwasher before you go.
+ 2 more examples
- I need to load the new software on my laptop.
- The porters loaded our luggage into the van.
Synonyms fill pack stack burden upload
Opposite unload
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
load + sth + onto / into sth
Use onto for a surface and into for an enclosed space when you put things there.
किसी सतह पर रखने के लिए onto और बंद स्थान में रखने के लिए into का प्रयोग होता है।
- The porters loaded the luggage onto the train.
- She loaded the books into her bag.
load + sth + with sth / load sth with sth
Use with to name what fills the container: load a truck with bricks.
पात्र में क्या भरा गया यह बताने के लिए with आता है: load a truck with bricks।
- The farmers loaded the cart with sugarcane.
a load of / loads of (informal)
In informal speech, a load of or loads of means a lot; loads of takes a plural or uncountable noun.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'a load of' या 'loads of' का अर्थ बहुत सारा है।
- I have loads of homework today.
- He talks a load of nonsense.
workload / load shedding / load a program
Load also means work to be done, electricity demand, or to put data into a computer.
Load का अर्थ करने योग्य काम, बिजली की माँग, या कंप्यूटर में data डालना भी है।
- Teachers have a heavy workload before the exams.
- The page takes time to load.
load (a gun / a camera)
Load also means to put bullets in a gun or film in a camera; it takes a direct object.
Load का अर्थ बंदूक में गोलियाँ या कैमरे में रील डालना भी है; इसके बाद सीधे object आता है।
- The guard loaded his rifle.
load + on / off
Use on for putting a burden on someone, and off for removing it.
किसी पर बोझ डालने के लिए on और हटाने के लिए off का प्रयोग होता है।
- Don't put the whole load on her.
- A relief fund took a load off the family.
+Collocations 5
adjective + load
heavylightfullmaximumpeak
- The bridge cannot take a heavy load.
verb + load
carryunloadlightensharebear
- Radhika shares the household load with her sister.
load + noun
capacitylimitsheddingbearing wall
- Load shedding cuts the power for two hours in summer.
load + noun of work
workloadcourse loadcaseloadteaching load
- A heavy course load left her no time for hobbies.
load with preposition
under a heavy loadwith a load ofoff the loadtake a load off
- Take a load off your feet and sit down.
“More examples 6
- The truck was loaded with sacks of rice and wheat.
ट्रक में चावल और गेहूँ की बोरियाँ लदी हुई थीं।
- It was a load off her mind when the result finally arrived.
आखिरकार परिणाम आने पर उसके मन से बोझ उतर गया।
- The coolie carried a load of luggage on his head.
कुली ने सिर पर सामान का भार उठाया हुआ था।
- Please load the software before you start the exam.
परीक्षा शुरू करने से पहले कृपया software load कर लें।
- The lift cannot carry a load of more than ten people.
लिफ़्ट दस से अधिक लोगों का भार नहीं उठा सकती।
- The new employee handled a heavy workload in her first month.
नई कर्मचारी ने पहले महीने में भारी काम का बोझ सँभाला।
¶Idioms 1
a load off your mind
a feeling of great relief because a problem no longer worries you
(चिंता दूर होने से) मन का बोझ हल्का होना
- Finding a job was a load off my mind.
- It's a load off her mind now that the exams are over.
→Phrasal verbs 1
load sb/sth up (with sth) / load up (with sth)
to put a large quantity of things into or onto something
(गाड़ी आदि में) सामान लादना
- We loaded up the car with luggage.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: load and lode (a line of metal ore in rock) are both /ləʊd/.
Homophone: load और lode (चट्टान में धातु अयस्क की रेखा) दोनों /ləʊd/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A load off your mind (a relief from worry), loads of (informal, a lot of).
Idioms: a load off your mind (चिंता से राहत, सिर का बोझ उतरना), loads of (अनौपचारिक, बहुत सारा)।