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Antonyms for get load of


Grammar : Verb
Spell : lohd
Phonetic Transcription : loʊd



Definition of get load of

Origin :
  • "that which is laid upon a person or beast, burden," c.1200, from Old English lad "way, course, carrying," from Proto-Germanic *laitho (cf. Old High German leita, German leite, Old Norse leið "way, course"); related to Old English lædan "to guide," from PIE *leit- "to go forth" (see lead (v.)). Sense shifted 13c. to supplant words based on lade, to which it is not etymologically connected; original association with "guide" is preserved in lodestone. Meaning "amount customarily loaded at one time" is from c.1300.
  • Figurative sense of "burden weighing on the mind, heart, or soul" is first attested 1590s. Meaning "amount of work" is from 1946. Colloquial loads "lots, heaps" is attested from c.1600. Phrase take a load off (one's) feet "sit down, relax" is from 1914, American English. Get a load of "take a look at" is American English colloquial, attested from 1929.
  • As in listen : verb hear and pay attention
  • As in look : verb examine visually
  • As in note : verb observe, perceive
  • As in notice : verb observe, perceive
  • As in observe : verb see, notice
  • As in attend : verb pay attention; apply oneself
  • As in peer : verb scan, scrutinize
  • As in regard : verb look at; listen to
  • As in scrutinize : verb examine closely
  • As in see : verb perceive with eyes
  • As in spy : verb secretly follow, watch another's actions
  • As in view : verb look at
  • As in watch : verb look at
  • As in witness : verb observe
  • As in goggle : verb gaze
  • As in discern : verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
  • As in distinguish : verb discern, identify
  • As in gape : verb gawk
  • As in gaze : verb stare at
  • As in glance : verb look at briefly
  • As in glimpse : verb look briefly
  • As in heed : verb give care, thought to

Synonyms for get load of

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