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Loads vs. Lots — What's the Difference?

Loads vs. Lots — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Loads and Lots

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Loads

A weight or mass that is supported
The load on an arch.

Lots

A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.

Loads

The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces.

Lots

Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently"
Felt a lot better.
Ran lots faster.
Doesn't go out a whole lot.
Has seen her lots lately.

Loads

Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal
A load of firewood.
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Lots

A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.

Loads

The quantity that is or can be carried at one time.

Lots

Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.

Loads

The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.

Lots

An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.

Loads

The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system.

Lots

A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.

Loads

The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time
The washing machine has a full load.

Lots

A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.

Loads

A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.

Lots

The complete grounds of a film studio.

Loads

Vulgar Slang An ejaculation of semen.

Lots

The outdoor area of a film studio.

Loads

A mental weight or burden
Good news took a load off my mind.

Lots

An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.

Loads

A responsibility regarded as oppressive.

Lots

The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.

Loads

The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts.

Lots

The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.

Loads

The power output of a generator or power plant.

Lots

One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.

Loads

A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.

Lots

To apportion by lots; allot.

Loads

A fee that a mutual fund charges to an investor when the investor purchases or redeems shares in the fund.

Lots

To divide (land) into lots.

Loads

Often loads(Informal) A great number or amount
There were loads of people at the parade.

Lots

To divide (goods) into lots for sale.

Loads

Derogatory Slang A heavy or overweight person.

Lots

Plural of lot
The men cast lots.
They purchased all of the adjacent lots.

Loads

Genetic load.

Lots

(colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.
Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.
Don't worry, my family has lots of money.
She made lots of new friends.

Loads

To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance
Loading grain onto a train.

Lots

(colloquial) A great deal; very much.
I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.
I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.

Loads

To put something into or onto (a structure or conveyance)
Loaded the tanker with crude oil.

Lots

A large number or amount;
Made lots of new friends
She amassed a mountain of newspapers

Loads

To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap
Loaded the table with food.

Loads

To give worries or difficulties to; weigh down; burden
Was loaded with responsibility.

Loads

To insert (a necessary material) into a device
Loaded rounds into the rifle.

Loads

To insert a necessary material into
Loaded the printer with paper.

Loads

(Games) To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight.

Loads

To charge with additional meanings, implications, or emotional import
Loaded the question to trick the witness.

Loads

To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance.

Loads

To increase (an insurance premium or mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs.

Loads

(Baseball) To have or put runners on (first, second, and third base).

Loads

(Computers) To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory.

Loads

To receive a load
Container ships can load rapidly.

Loads

To charge a firearm with ammunition.

Loads

To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.

Loads

(Computers) To be transferred from a storage device into a computer's memory.

Loads

Lots, much, plenty, a great deal.

Loads

Plural of load

Loads

A large quantity; a lot; as, loads of fun.

Loads

A large number or amount;
Made lots of new friends
She amassed a mountain of newspapers

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