load
/ləʊd//loʊd/noun
Definitions
A burden; a weight to be carried.
Example: I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.
A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind.
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
Example: She put another load of clothes in the washing machine.
A quantity of washing put into a washing machine for a wash cycle.
Example: I put a load on before we left.
verb
Definitions
To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
Example: The dock workers refused to load the ship.
To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.
Example: He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.
To put a load on something.
Example: The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.
To receive a load.
Example: The truck is designed to load easily.