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  • present tense form of load (3rd person singular).
  • plural of load.
Synonyms

loads

British  
/ ləʊdz /

plural noun

  1. (often foll by of) a lot

    loads to eat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    loads better

    thanks loads

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dan Miller, a 43-year-old software developer in Raleigh, N.C., found the banana hooks he made to hang under his cabinet weren’t strong enough to support certain loads.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“There’s loads of different types of intimacy going on,” Talbot said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The catering truck, which typically loads in-flight meals, parked on the right side of Air Force One, partially shielded from media cameras.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Lorraine, who works at the nearby Marina Cafe, said she was sitting at the bar when she heard "loads of screaming".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

We clean up the breakfast dishes, vacuum the living room, and do three loads of laundry, all without saying a word.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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