Is there in jQuery a method like load but for submitting a form?

Is there in jQuery a method like load but for submitting a form?

I am looking for a way to submit a form, just like I clicked a submit button, but without refreshing the page.

I am ok with using ajax to do this. But I am wondering if there is some simple way to just submit a form. 

If I did plain JS, it would be 

 document.getElementById("myForm").submit();  But this causes a refresh because it's just like clicking the submit button. 

SO I am new to Jquery. Load works great for getting data. 

Is there something like Load for submitting data that just submits the form? 

If not what do I need to build a sql string and submit that? 

Thanks.