- load of, get a
- Listen to; understand
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
load of, get a
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load — 1 noun (C) 1 AMOUNT OF STH a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc: Take this load of wood over to the barn. see also: shed its load shed 2 (8) 2 a load/loads (of sth) informal especially BrE a lot of something: We… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get a load of — (slang) To listen to, look at, pay attention to • • • Main Entry: ↑load * * * get a load of spoken phrase used for telling someone to look at or listen to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting Get a load of that dress!… … Useful english dictionary
get a load of something — get a load of (something) look at something that is very surprising or attractive. Get a load of the lies in their press release! Get a load of that dress! It s beautiful! … New idioms dictionary
get a load of — (something) look at something that is very surprising or attractive. Get a load of the lies in their press release! Get a load of that dress! It s beautiful! … New idioms dictionary
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 balancing (computing) — Load balancing is a computer networking methodology to distribute workload across multiple computers or a computer cluster, network links, central processing units, disk drives, or other resources, to achieve optimal resource utilization,… … Wikipedia
get a load of somebody — get a load of sb/sth idiom (informal) used to tell sb to look at or listen to sb/sth • Get a load of that dress! Main entry: ↑loadidiom … Useful english dictionary
get a load of something — get a load of sb/sth idiom (informal) used to tell sb to look at or listen to sb/sth • Get a load of that dress! Main entry: ↑loadidiom … Useful english dictionary
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
get (or have) a load on US — informal become drunk. → load … English new terms dictionary
