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loads up

loads up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 loads up

What is loads up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loads up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of load up.

Words near loads up in the dictionary

  1. loads
  2. loads down
  3. loads of crap
  4. loads of shit
  5. loads out
  6. loads up
  7. loads up on
  8. loadsa
  9. loadsamoney
  10. loadsamoneys
  11. loadshedding

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