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loaded

[ loh-did ]

/ ˈloʊ dɪd /

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adjective

bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.

containing ammunition or an explosive charge: a loaded rifle.

(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.

Slang.

having a great deal of money; rich.
under the influence of alcohol; drunk; intoxicated.
under the influence of drugs.

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

(of a product, building, etc.) including many extra features, accessories, luxuries, or the like: The new model sports car is loaded—air conditioning, a tape deck, real leather seats are all included.

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Idioms for loaded

loaded for bear, Informal. bear²(def 11).

Origin of loaded

1655–65; 1940–45 for def 4; load + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM loaded

well-load·ed, adjective

Words nearby loaded

load shedding, load the dice, load-line mark, load-lugger, load-shedding, loaded, loaded for bear, loaded question, loader, loadie, loading

Definition for loaded (2 of 2)

load

[ lohd ]

/ loʊd /

noun

anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.

the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart.

this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload.

the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit.

the weight supported by a structure or part.

the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work.

something that weighs down or oppresses like a burden; onus: Supporting her younger brothers has been a heavy load for her.

loads, Informal. a great quantity or number: loads of fun; loads of people.

the charge for a firearm.

a commission charged to buyers of mutual-fund shares.

Engineering. any of the forces that a structure is calculated to oppose, comprising any unmoving and unvarying force (dead load), any load from wind or earthquake, and any other moving or temporary force (live load).

Electricity.

the power delivered by a generator, motor, power station, or transformer.
a device that receives power.

Mechanics. the external resistance overcome by an engine, dynamo, or the like, under given conditions, measured and expressed in terms of the power required.

Geology. the burden of sediment being carried by a stream or river.Compare bed load.

Slang. a sufficient amount of liquor drunk to cause intoxication: He's got a load on tonight.

verb (used with object)

to put a load on or in; fill: to load a ship.

to supply abundantly, lavishly, or excessively with something (often followed by down): They loaded us down with gifts.

to weigh down, burden, or oppress (often followed by down, with, on, etc.): to feel loaded down with responsibilities; to load oneself with obligations.

to insert a charge, projectile, etc., into (a firearm).

to place (film, tape, etc.) into a camera or other device: He loaded the film into the camera.

to place film, tape, etc., into (a camera or other device): How do you load this camera?

to take on as a load: a ship loading coal.

to add to the weight of, sometimes fraudulently: The silver candlesticks were loaded with lead.

Insurance. to increase (the net premium) by adding charges, as for expenses.

to add additional or prejudicial meaning to (a statement, question, etc.): The attorney kept loading his questions in the hope of getting the reply he wanted.

to overcharge (a word, expression, etc.) with extraneous values of emotion, sentiment, or the like: emotion that loads any reference to home, flag, and mother.

to weight (dice) so that they will always come to rest with particular faces upward.

Baseball. to have or put runners at (first, second, and third bases): They loaded the bases with two out in the eighth inning.

Fine Arts.

to place a large amount of pigment on (a brush).
to apply a thick layer of pigment to (a canvas).

Metalworking.

(of metal being deep-drawn) to become welded to (the drawing tool).
(of material being ground) to fill the depressions in the surface of (a grinding wheel).
(in powder metallurgy) to fill the cavity of (a die).

Computers.

to bring (a program or data) into main storage from external or auxiliary storage.
to place (an input/output medium) into an appropriate device, as by inserting a disk into a disk drive.

Electricity. to add (a power-absorbing device) to an electric circuit.

verb (used without object)

to put on or take on a load, as of passengers or goods: The bus usually loads at the side door.

to load a firearm.

to enter a carrier or conveyance (usually followed by into): The students loaded quickly into the buses.

to become filled or occupied: The ship loaded with people in only 15 minutes.

adverb

loads, Informal. very much; a great deal: Thanks loads. It would help loads if you sent some money.

Origin of load

before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

SYNONYMS FOR load

7 weight, encumbrance.

16 lade.

18 weight, encumber.

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ANTONYMS FOR load

18 disburden.

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synonym study for load

7. Load, burden referred originally to something placed on a person or animal or put into a vehicle for conveyance. Both load and burden are still used in this literal sense, though burden only infrequently, except in such fixed phrases as beast of burden and a ship of 1500 tons burden (carrying capacity). Both words have come to be used figuratively to refer to duties, cares, etc., that are oppressively heavy, and this is now the main meaning of burden : You have taken a load off my mind. Some children are a burden.

OTHER WORDS FROM load

load·less, adjectivere·load, noun, verbun·der·load, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH load

load lode

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Example sentences from the Web for loaded

This is admittedly a loaded question, but do you feel James Earl Ray really killed Martin Luther King Jr.?
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I realized, a bit too late, that certain words I had always known were now loaded, and therefore off limits.
What Should I Call the Man I Love?|Dushka Zapata|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It bulged in the pocket of my Dockers and as I loaded our minivan I noticed my wife noticing it.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The farmers carried de Merode until they spotted a military vehicle, and the soldiers stopped and loaded him in.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo|Nina Strochlic|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Instead, the film focuses specifically on Hayward and her family, stripped of overt political messages or loaded debates.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank|Emily Shire|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"The dame was loaded and she was an art collector, that's all," Lou said.
The Old Die Rich|Horace Leonard Gold
And the gyih-haws were loaded with their belongings, and stood up beside the ranks.
Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights|J. William Lloyd
Empty carts were coming out of the gate by which the architect and the contractor were standing, and loaded ones were going in.
Resurrection|Leo Tolstoy
By three o'clock that afternoon a car had been loaded and started for Ebensburg, thirty-two miles away in charge of a committee.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker
Herbert immediately went to the tent in question, where he found two sentinels, with loaded muskets, on duty before the door.
Capitola's Peril|Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth

British Dictionary definitions for loaded (1 of 2)

loaded

/ (ˈləʊdɪd) /

adjective

carrying a load

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

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

charged with ammunition

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

slang wealthy

(postpositive) slang, mainly US and Canadian

drunk
drugged; influenced by drugs

British Dictionary definitions for loaded (2 of 2)

load

/ (ləʊd) /

noun

something to be borne or conveyed; weight

the usual amount borne or conveyed
(in combination)a carload

something that weighs down, oppresses, or burdensthat's a load off my mind

a single charge of a firearm

the weight that is carried by a structureSee also dead load, live load

electrical engineering electronics

a device that receives or dissipates the power from an amplifier, oscillator, generator, or some other source of signals
the power delivered by a machine, generator, circuit, etc

the force acting on a component in a mechanism or structure

the resistance overcome by an engine or motor when it is driving a machine, etc

an external force applied to a component or mechanism

a load of informal a quantity ofa load of nonsense

get a load of informal pay attention to

have a load on US and Canadian slang to be intoxicated

shoot one's load slang (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to place or receive (cargo, goods, etc) upon (a ship, lorry, etc)

to burden or oppress

to supply or beset (someone) with in abundance or overwhelminglythey loaded her with gifts

to cause to be biasedto load a question

(also intr) to put an ammunition charge into (a firearm)

photog to position (a film, cartridge, or plate) in (a camera)

to weight or bias (a roulette wheel, dice, etc)

insurance to increase (a premium) to cover expenses, etc

to draw power from (an electrical device, such as a generator)

to add material of high atomic number to (concrete) to increase its effectiveness as a radiation shield

to increase the power output of (an electric circuit)

to increase the work required from (an engine or motor)

to apply force to (a mechanism or component)

computing to transfer (a program) to a memory

load the dice

to add weights to dice in order to bias them
to arrange to have a favourable or unfavourable position

Word Origin for load

Old English lād course; in meaning, influenced by lade 1; related to lead 1

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Medical definitions for loaded

load

[ lōd ]

n.

A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.

Scientific definitions for loaded

load

[ lōd ]

The resistance, weight, or power drain sustained by a machine or electrical circuit. Compare effort.

The power output of a generator or power plant.

The amount of a pathogen or toxic substance present in an organism.

Idioms and Phrases with loaded

load

In addition to the idioms beginning with load

loaded for bear
loaded question
load off one's feet
load off one's mind, a
load the dice

also see:

bricks shy of a load
carbo load
get a load of
take the load off

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