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getting one's load on

getting one's load on is the present participle and gerund of get one's load on.

Meaning of get one's load on

Verb

get one's load on (third-person singular simple present gets one's load on, present participle getting one's load on, simple past got one's load on, past participle (UK) got one's load on or (US) gotten one's load on)

  1. (slang) To get drunk.
    • Everyone learned to stay away from him the morning after, as well as in the evening after he got his load on. But stone cold sober, he was still a mean son-of-a-bitch.2007, John Maberry, Waiting for Westmoreland, page 89

Questions about getting one's load on

What is getting one's load on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's load on is the present participle and gerund of get one's load on.

Words near getting one's load on in the dictionary

  1. getting one's juices flowing
  2. getting one's kicks
  3. getting one's knickers in a knot
  4. getting one's knickers in a twist
  5. getting one's leg over
  6. getting one's load on
  7. getting one's marching orders
  8. getting one's mind out of the gutter
  9. getting one's monkey up
  10. getting one's oats
  11. getting one's own back

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