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1load — ► 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… …
2Load — 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 Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1.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 …
3load — [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… …
4load the dice against (or in favour of) — put at a disadvantage (or advantage). → load …
5load the dice against — ► load the dice against (or in favour of) put at a disadvantage (or advantage). Main Entry: ↑load …
6load the dice in favour of — ► load the dice against (or in favour of) put at a disadvantage (or advantage). Main Entry: ↑load …
7load the dice against someone — (figurative) To deprive someone of a fair chance of success • • • Main Entry: ↑load …
8load the dice (against somebody) — load the ˈdice (against sb) idiom usually passive to put sb at a disadvantage • He has always felt that the dice were loaded against him in life. Main entry: ↑loadidiom …
9load the dice — phrasal : to prejudice the outcome : place one at an advantage or disadvantage : present an argument one sidedly the victim has already loaded the dice against himself by … previous actions Economist a survey of labor management relations which… …
10load — loadless, adj. /lohd/, n. 1. anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. 2. the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 3. this quantity… …
