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01. We're going to [load] up the truck tonight, and then move everything to our new place in the morning.
02. I really [loaded] my plate at the buffet.
03. We [loaded] all our stuff into the car, and left for the campsite around noon.
04. He was carrying a big [load] of rocks in his truck, and got a flat tire.
05. Can you put another [load] in the washing machine while I fold the stuff in the dryer?
06. I can't go out tonight; I have [loads] of work to do.
07. I was just [loading] the film into my camera when I accidentally dropped it into the water.
08. There is an Italian proverb which states that a hundred wagon [loads] of thoughts will not pay a single ounce of debt.
09. Camels will refuse to carry [loads] that are not properly balanced.
10. Early guns took so long to [load] and fire that bows and arrows, in trained hands, were twelve times more efficient.
11. A mosquito, full of blood, is able to fly carrying a [load] twice its own weight.
12. When llamas are over[loaded], they will lie down, hiss, spit and kick, and refuse to move.
13. Mint tea is the national drink in Morocco, and is served very hot and [loaded] with sugar.
14. The boat steamed into New York harbor with its [load] of immigrants.
15. Now that I have a high-speed Internet connection, I can [load] pictures, songs, and video files in seconds.
16. Phillips Brooks once said, "I do not pray for a lighter [load], but for a stronger back."
17. Someone once joked that a thousand words are worth a picture - and they [load] faster, too.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Load — (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Load — may refer to:*Structural load, forces which are applied to a structure *Cargo, Freight, or Lading *The load of a mutual fund (see Mutual fund fees and expenses) *The load of an insurance contract, defined as the percent increase of the expected… …   Wikipedia

  • load — [lōd] n. [ME lode < OE lad, a course, way, journey < Gmc * laidō, way < IE base * leit(h) , to go, leave > LEAD1, ON litha, Goth galeithan, to go: sense infl. by ME laden, LADE] 1. something carried or to be carried at one time or in… …   English World dictionary

  • load# — load n Load, burden, freight, cargo, lading are comparable when they mean something which is carried, conveyed, or transported from one place to another. Load is the most comprehensive of these terms, being applicable to whatever is carried (as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Load — 〈[loʊd] f. 10; umg.〉 Dosis eines Rauschmittels [engl., „Ladung“] * * * Load   [ləʊd »Last«] die, / s, alte britische Einheit für unterschiedliche Größen: 1) Zähleinheit, z. B. 1 Load Heringe = 14 440 Stück; 2) Masseneinheit für Stroh u. a., z. B …   Universal-Lexikon

  • load — ► NOUN 1) a heavy or bulky thing being or about to be carried. 2) a weight or source of pressure. 3) the total number or amount carried in a vehicle or container. 4) (a load/loads of) informal a lot of. 5) the amount of work to be done by a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Load — Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • load up on — ˌload ˈup on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they load up on he/she/it loads up on present participle loading up on past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • load — n: an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor compare no load Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. load …   Law dictionary

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