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loaded up

loaded up is the simple past and past participle of load up.

Meaning of 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.
  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

Questions about loaded up

What is loaded up the simple past and past participle of?
Loaded up is the simple past and past participle of load up.

Words near loaded up in the dictionary

  1. loaded march
  2. loaded marches
  3. loaded out
  4. loaded question
  5. loaded questions
  6. loaded up
  7. loaded up on
  8. loaded word
  9. loaded words
  10. loadedness
  11. loaden

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