Definitions
1.verbTo put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage)."The dock workers refused to load the ship."
2.verbTo place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage."He loaded his stuff into his storage locker."
3.verbTo put a load on something."The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading."
4.verbTo receive a load."The truck is designed to load easily."
5.verbTo be placed into storage or conveyance."The containers load quickly and easily."
6.verbTo fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition."I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun."
7.verbTo insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc."Now that you've loaded the camera [with film], you're ready to start shooting."
8.verbTo fill (an apparatus) with raw material."The workers loaded the blast furnace with coke and ore."
9.verbTo be put into use in an apparatus."The cartridge was designed to load easily."
10.verbTo read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory."Click OK to load the selected data."
11.verbTo transfer from a storage medium into computer memory."This program takes an age to load."
12.verbTo put runners on first, second and third bases"He walks to load the bases."
13.verbTo tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome."The wording of the ballot paper loaded the vote in favour of the Conservative candidate."
14.verbTo ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.
15.verbTo encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance."The new owners had loaded the company with debt."
16.verbTo provide in abundance."He loaded carbs into his system before the marathon."
17.verbTo weight (a cane, whip, etc.) with lead or similar.
18.verbTo adulterate or drug."to load wine"
19.verbTo magnetize.
20.adjectiveBurdened by some heavy load; packed."Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already."
21.adjective(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber."No funny business; this heater's loaded!"
22.adjectivePossessing great wealth."He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded."
23.adjectiveDrunk."By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded."
24.adjectivePertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases."It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs."
25.adjective(also used figuratively) a die or dice being weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws."He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune."
26.adjective(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap."That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions."
27.adjective(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.""Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge."
28.adjective(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options."She went all out; her new car is loaded."
29.adjectiveCovered with a topping or toppings."loaded fries"
30.adjectiveWeighted with lead or similar."a loaded cane or whip"