LOADED

loaded

(adjective) (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence; “a loaded question”

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; “a tray loaded with dishes”; “table laden with food”; “‘ladened’ is not current usage”

loaded

(adjective) (of weapons) charged with ammunition; “a loaded gun”

affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy, substantial

(adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; “an affluent banker”; “a speculator flush with cash”; “not merely rich but loaded”; “moneyed aristocrats”; “wealthy corporations”; “a substantial family”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

loaded

simple past tense and past participle of load

Adjective

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.

Anagrams

• deload

Source: Wiktionary


LOAD

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



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