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loaded adjective [ ˈləʊdɪd ]

• carrying or bearing a load, especially a large one.
• "a heavily loaded freight train"
Similar: full, filled, laden, packed, burdened, stuffed, crammed, brimming, freighted, stacked, supplied, stocked, chock-full, chock-a-block,
Opposite: empty,
• weighted or biased towards a particular outcome.
• "a trick like the one with the loaded dice"
Similar: biased, rigged, fixed, weighted, crooked,
Opposite: honest,

load verb

• fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.
• "they go to Calais to load up their vans with cheap beer"
Similar: fill, fill up, pack, stuff, cram, pile, heap, stack, lade, freight, charge, stock,
Opposite: unload,
• make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive quantity of heavy things.
• "Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping"
• charge (a firearm) with ammunition.
• "he began to load the gun"
Similar: prime, charge, arm, fill, prepare to fire/use,
Opposite: unload,
• add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk.
Origin: Old English lād ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead1; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th century.


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