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loaded
- /ˈləʊ.dəd/ UK
- /ˈloʊ.dɪd/ US
Rhymes with -əʊdɪd
Where it comes from
From load + -ed.
verb
- simple past and past participle of load
adjective more loaded · most loaded
- Burdened by some heavy load; packed. Let’s leave the TV; the car is loaded already.
- Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber. No funny business; this heater’s loaded!
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Possessing great wealth.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.
Similar: bow-legged wi' brass, comfortably off, filthy rich, loaded, fat, minted, moneyed, moneybags, of means, oofy, rich, rich as Croesus
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Drunk.
‘Well, I’m loaded right now and I can’t remember where it is right now, tiny country . . . in the west?’
Similar: Adrian Quist, adrip, aled up, all mops and brooms, arseholed, a sheet in the wind, a sheet in the wind's eye, bedrunken, befuddled, beliquored, besotted, besotten
- Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases. It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs.
- Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws. He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune.
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Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions.
Similar: leading
- 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. "Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge.
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Equipped with numerous options.
She went all out; her new car is loaded.
Similar: deluxe
- Covered with a topping or toppings; especially, covered with all available toppings that are offered as options for the dish. loaded fries
- Weighted with lead or similar. a loaded cane or whip
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: laden, tight, full, live, stiff, crocked, ladened, tiddley, pixilated, affluent, rich, wealthy, moneyed, blind, besotted, discriminatory
Translations
Every language
adj (of a projectile weapon) armed
| Français | chargé |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | geladen, scharf |
| Русский | заря́женный zarjážennyj |
adj burdened by load
| Español | cargado |
|---|---|
| Français | chargé |
| Deutsch | beladen, beschwert, schwer beladen |
| Română | încărcat |
| Русский | нагру́женный nagrúžennyj, гружёный gružónyj |
adj slang: having wealth
| Español | forrado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 趁錢 /趁钱 chènqián |
| Français | plein de thunes, pété de thunes |
| Deutsch | schwerreich, steinreich, gut betucht, stinkreich |
| Ελληνικά | ματσωμένος matsoménos |
| Русский | при де́ньга́х pri dénʹgáx, бога́тенький bogátenʹkij |
adj slang: drunk
| Français | bourré, beurré, pété |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | geladen haben, blau, beschwipst (squiffy), stockbesoffen |
| Русский | пья́ный pʹjányj, бухо́й buxój, ужра́тый užrátyj, нажра́вшийся nažrávšijsja |
adj (of a question) designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap
| Français | pipé |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verfänglich, suggestiv |
| Русский | провокацио́нный provokaciónnyj, некорре́ктный nekorréktnyj |
adj (of a word or phrase) having strong connotations
| Français | chargé de sens, lourd de sens |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | belastet, gefärbt, tendenziös |
adj (of an item offered for sale) with numerous options
| Deutsch | üppig ausgestattet, protzig, exklusiv, pompös |
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