ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Loaded

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈləʊ.dəd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Loaded is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of load.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of load.

More Meanings

  1. Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
  2. (of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
  3. (colloquial) Possessing great wealth.
  4. (baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
  5. (dice games, also figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
  6. (of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
  7. (slang) Drunk.

Example Sentences

No funny business; this heater’s loaded!
Let’s leave the TV; the car is loaded already.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.
[…]the fever began to assume a low type ; the tongue became loaded with a thick brown crust ;[…].

Synonyms for loaded

Depending on context, synonyms include crammed, laden, packed, stuffed, armed, primed.

Antonyms for loaded

Common opposites include unloaded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include laden, tight, full, live, stiff, crocked.

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