load up

Verb

load up (third-person singular simple present loads up, present participle loading up, simple past and past participle loaded up)

1. (transitive) To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.
   • We loaded up the wagon with supplies.
2. (transitive) To load (things) as cargo or similar.
   • Q: What should we do with these other boxes? A: Load 'em up, same as the others.

   Antonyms:

   offload

3. (intransitive) To receive a load of cargo or similar.
   • The wagon halted for an hour to load up with supplies.
   • Let's stop at the off-licence and load up on booze and snacks.
4. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To fully load (a weapon).
5. (ambitransitive) To load (software) fully into memory.
   • The game loaded up and he instantly grabbed the game controller.2014, Nathan K. Battles, The Transcendent, page 29
6. (intransitive, slang) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.
   • John Bender (Judd Nelson): You load up, you party…
     Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall): No, we get dressed up, but we don't— we don't get high.1985, John Hughes, directed by John Hughes, The Breakfast Club