loaded

American  

[loh-did] / ˈloʊ dɪd /

adjective

1. bearing or having a load; full.

   a loaded bus.

2. containing ammunition or an explosive charge.

   a loaded rifle.

3. (of a word, statement, or argument) charged with emotional or associative significance that hinders rational or unprejudiced consideration of the terms involved in a discourse.

4. Slang.

   1. having a great deal of money; rich.

   2. under the influence of alcohol; drunk; intoxicated.

   3. under the influence of drugs.

5. Baseball. having a runner on each of the three bases.

   Bowden walks, and now the bases are loaded.

6. (of dice) fraudulently weighted so as to increase the chances of certain combinations to appear face up when the dice are thrown.

7. (of a product, building, etc.) including many extra features, accessories, luxuries, or the like.

   Dad’s new car is fully loaded with front and rear cameras, touchscreen navigation, heated seats, and a moonroof.

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idioms

1. loaded for bear, bear.

loaded British  

/ ˈləʊdɪd /

adjective

1. carrying a load

2. (of dice, a roulette wheel, etc) weighted or otherwise biased

3. (of a question or statement) containing a hidden trap or implication

4. charged with ammunition

5. (of concrete) containing heavy metals, esp iron or lead, for use in making radiation shields

6. slang wealthy

7. slang (postpositive)

   1. drunk

   2. drugged; influenced by drugs

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Other Word Forms

• well-loaded adjective

Etymology

Origin of loaded

First recorded in 1655–65; 1940–45 loaded for def. 4; load + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Trucks may be fully loaded, but release codes do not work.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

In the eighth, the Bruins loaded the bases with none out on a walk, hit batter and infield single.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Families were loaded on to tipper trucks and driven about 30 minutes away to Kubwa, an area where residents say basic amenities were missing and tensions emerged with the original inhabitants.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Anatoly Kolodkin, which is under US sanctions, was loaded with oil in the Russian port of Primorsk on March 8.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

“If I was loaded like him, I’d be the happiest guy in the school, y’know? I’d walk around giving high fives and handing out twenties. Or fifties!”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Related Words

• armed
• charged