loaded

[ loh-did ]

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.

loaded

/ 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

Other Words From

• well-load·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of loaded¹

First recorded in 1655–65; 1940–45 loaded fordef 4; load + -ed ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. loaded for bear, Informal. bear ²( def 11 ).

Example Sentences

People are going to be forced to watch their neighbors, their co-workers, their kids’ friends, and their fellow parents get loaded onto planes and deported, and they are not going to like it one bit as they realize that, once again, the cruelty is the point, and that all of this pointless suffering isn’t going to bring back 2019 prices.

From Slate

The small team that runs Bluesky has loaded it up with features that aren’t just good but are a direct repudiation of things its competitors are bad at.

From Slate

Named after Colombia’s telephone code, the dance track is loaded with features from Medellín-born artists — including reggaeton sensations J Balvin and Maluma — and debuted at No. 1 on Spotify in Colombia with 1,042,412 streams.

From Los Angeles Times

Centennial will need to run the ball effectively to stay close to a Mission Viejo team loaded with offensive weapons.

From Los Angeles Times

Released in October 2023, “Lighthouse” was produced by Martin Feveyear, who worked on two Loaded albums with McKagan.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• armed
• charged