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loaded

Pronunciation: /ˈləʊdɪd/
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Definition of loaded

adjective

  • 1carrying or bearing a load, especially a large one:a heavily loaded freight train
  • (of a firearm) charged with ammunition:a loaded gun
  • [predic.] informal having a lot of money; wealthy:she doesn’t really have to work—they’re loaded
  • [predic.] informal, chiefly North American drunk:it’s Friday night, and we want to get loaded
  • North American informal (of a car) equipped with many optional extras; deluxe:1989 Ford 250 LXT: low miles, loaded
  • 2weighted or biased towards a particular outcome:a trick like the one with the loaded dice
  • (of a word, statement, or question) charged with an underlying meaning or implication:avoid politically loaded terms like ‘nation’ ‘Anything else?’ It was a loaded question and Kelly knew it

Phrases

loaded for bear

see bear2.

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