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

But all of this also explains why willpower has become more of a loaded term too.

From BBC

"In these two-and-a-half months I haven't loaded even a single kilo of cargo. Work has come to a standstill," he said.

From Barron's

The boat, loaded with more than 200 people, made a distress call overnight Wednesday to Thursday near the North Bank region.

From Barron's

“We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It also left the company loaded with debt.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• armed
• charged