Load: Definition

Load definition: anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo.. See examples of LOAD used in a sentence. The types of loads acting on structures for buildings and other structures can be broadly classified as vertical loads, horizontal loads and longitudinal loads. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word load as a noun in English. Find out the different meanings and idioms of load , such as something carried, weight, work, responsibility and electrical power. A load is a bundle of stuff that has to be carried. You might spend your days hauling loads of hay into a barn and your evenings dragging loads of dirty clothes into the laundry room.