I. noun
1.
something which is carried, conveyed, or transported from one place to another
a load of grain just arrived
Synonyms: burden, cargo, freight, haul, lading, payload
Related Word: bale, pack, parcel, shipment
2.
something heavy
could not lift the load
Synonyms: weight
3.
a burdensome or laborious responsibility
considered taking care of the children a heavy load
Synonyms: burden, charge, deadweight, duty, millstone, onus, task, tax, weight
Related Word: care, liability, obligation, responsibility; drag, drain, pressure
Idioms: millstone around one's neck
Contrasted words: breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, ||pipe, pushover, snap
Antonyms: sinecure
4.
usually loads plural
Synonyms: scad , gob(s), heap, oodles, quantities, ream(s), ||rimption(s), slather(s), slew, wad(s)
II. verb
1.
Synonyms: burden , charge, cumber, encumber, lade, saddle, task, tax, weigh, weight
Related Word: bear, carry, convey, transport
Antonyms: unload
2.
Synonyms: adulterate , debase, doctor, dope (up), sophisticate, weight
3.
to make full or overfull
a basket loaded with fresh fruit
Synonyms: charge, choke, fill, heap, pack, pile; compare cram 1
Related Word: glut, gorge, surfeit; flood, oversupply, swamp