# loaded

Pronunciation: say "LOH-did" US /ˈloʊdɪd/, UK /ˈləʊdɪd/

## Adjective

1. Holding a live round of ammunition in the firing chamber, ready to be fired.
   - Simple: Holding a bullet inside, ready to fire.
   - _The officer realized the pistol was loaded only after picking it up._
   - _A loaded shotgun leaned against the wall of the duck blind._
3. Weighed down by a heavy load; packed full.
   - Simple: Full of or weighed down by heavy things.
   - _The mule, loaded with mining equipment, struggled up the steep trail._
   - _Movers carried in a loaded crate that took four people to lift._
4. Possessing great wealth; very well off. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Having lots of money and being very rich.
   - _After the company went public, the founders were suddenly loaded._
   - _He acted loaded, but his credit card bounced at the restaurant._
5. Framed to produce a predictable answer, or to set a trap for the person responding.
   - Simple: Asked in a way that tries to trap you or force one answer.
   - _The reporter slipped a loaded question into an otherwise friendly interview._
   - _Defense attorneys objected that the prosecutor's wording was deeply loaded._
6. Carrying strong connotations that color the literal meaning and tend to stir an emotional response.
   - Simple: Carrying strong feelings that go beyond the plain meaning.
   - _Politicians choose loaded language to fire up their supporters._
   - _The editor flagged several loaded phrases that gave the article a slant._
7. Intoxicated from drinking too much alcohol. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Drunk from drinking too much alcohol.
   - _They stumbled out of the bar completely loaded after last call._
   - _Don't let him drive home loaded again tonight._
8. Equipped with numerous optional features, especially in the case of a car.
   - Simple: Having lots of extra features added on.
   - _The dealer pushed the loaded trim with navigation and a premium sound system._
   - _Even the base laptop felt loaded compared with last year's stripped-down version._
9. Of a die or dice, weighted unevenly and so biased toward producing certain throws.
   - Simple: Made heavier on one side so it lands the way someone wants.
   - _A loaded die kept landing on six no matter who rolled it._
   - _The casino's security flagged the loaded dice within minutes._
10. In baseball, describing a situation in which a runner occupies each of the three bases.
   - Simple: In baseball, having a runner on each of the three bases.
   - _The pitcher walked in a run with the bases loaded and nobody out._
   - _A loaded diamond in the late innings put real pressure on the reliever._
11. Covered with a topping or toppings, especially with every topping offered for the dish. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Covered with lots of toppings.
   - _She split a plate of loaded fries smothered in chili and cheese._
   - _The food truck's loaded hot dog comes buried under onions, relish, and slaw._
12. Weighted with lead or a similar heavy material.
   - Simple: Made heavier by putting lead or other weight inside.
   - _He swung a loaded walking stick that struck far harder than its size suggested._
   - _The surveyor lowered a loaded plumb line to find true vertical._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of load. — simple past and past participle of load
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of load. Use it for loading that already happened.
   - _The crew loaded cargo onto the ship before dawn._
   - _He had loaded the new software onto every computer in the office._

## Origin

Formed from "load" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/loaded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).