Idioms for load

    get a load of, Slang.
    1. to look at; notice; observe.
    2. to listen to with interest: Did you get a load of what she said?
    load the dice, to put someone or something in a advantageous or disadvantageous position; affect or influence the result: Lack of sufficient education loaded the dice against him as a candidate for the job.

Origin of load

before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

SYNONYMS FOR load

ANTONYMS FOR load

18 disburden.

synonym study for load

7. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden : You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden.

OTHER WORDS FROM load

load·less, adjective re·load, noun, verb un·der·load, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH load

load lode

British Dictionary definitions for load the dice

load
/ (ləʊd) /

noun

verb (mainly tr)

See also loads

Word Origin for load

Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade 1; related to lead 1

Medical definitions for load the dice

load
[ lōd ]

n.

A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.

Scientific definitions for load the dice

load
[ lōd ]

The resistance, weight, or power drain sustained by a machine or electrical circuit. Compare effort.
The power output of a generator or power plant.
The amount of a pathogen or toxic substance present in an organism.

Idioms and Phrases with load the dice (1 of 2)

load the dice

Rig the odds so there is little chance for another person to win; cheat. For example, There's no way we can win this contest; they've loaded the dice. This expression is also put as the dice are loaded, as in There's no point in trying; the dice are loaded. This expression alludes to adding weight to one side or another of dice so that they will always come up with certain numbers facing upward. [Late 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with load the dice (2 of 2)

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