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

Finally, in the sixth, two walks and a single loaded the bases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

At the same time, the company loaded up on debt to pay for infrastructure upgrades that saddled it with interest payments and forced it to sell assets.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The ship was likely loaded with more than a million barrels of crude at Iran’s Kharg Island in February, according to brokers and data from Lloyds List Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

While a user can’t spend beyond the amount loaded on the card, critics say receiving a notification that they’ve been reimbursed immediately after a purchase can mimic the feeling of gambling and alter spending behavior.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The storage pools, loaded with a total of almost 900 tons of spent fuel, had no containment structures.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

• armed
• charged