As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
loaded
(adjective) (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; âa loaded questionâ
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
(adjective) very drunk
laden, loaded, ladened
(adjective) filled with a great quantity; âa tray loaded with dishesâ; âtable laden with foodâ; ââladenedâ is not current usageâ
loaded
(adjective) (of weapons) charged with ammunition; âa loaded gunâ
affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy, substantial
(adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; âan affluent bankerâ; âa speculator flush with cashâ; ânot merely rich but loadedâ; âmoneyed aristocratsâ; âwealthy corporationsâ; âa substantial familyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loaded
simple past tense and past participle of load
loaded (comparative more loaded, superlative most loaded)
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Synonyms: crammed, laden, packed, stuffed
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
Synonyms: armed, primed
(slang) Possessing great wealth.
Synonym: Thesaurus:wealthy
(slang) Drunk.
Synonym: Thesaurus:drunk
(baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
(dice, also used figuratively) a die or dice being weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
Synonyms: fixed, rigged, weighted
(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
Synonym: leading
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
Synonyms: charged, freighted, pregnant
(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.
Synonym: deluxe
(food, colloquial) Covered with a topping or toppings.
Weighted with lead or similar.
• deload
Source: Wiktionary
Load, n. Etym: [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See Lade, Lead, v., Lode.]
1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. Gower.
2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading.
3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. " A . . . load of guilt." Ray. " Our life's a load." Dryden.
4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters.
5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.
6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] Milton.
7. (Mach.)
Definition: The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. Load line, or Load water line (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
Syn.
– Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See Burden.
Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Loading. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]
1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. I strive all in vain to load the cart. Gascoigne. I have loaden me with many spoils. Shak. Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. Shak.
2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant]
3. To magnetize.[Obs.] Prior. Loaded dice, dice with one side made heavier than the others, so that the number on the opposite side will come up oftenest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.