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Definition of loaded adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

loaded

adjective
 
/ˈləʊdɪd/
 
/ˈləʊdɪd/
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    full

  1. carrying a load; full and heavy synonym laden
    • a fully loaded truck
    • loaded (with something) a truck loaded with supplies
    • She came into the room carrying a loaded tray.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • heavily
    • fully
    • lightly
    preposition
    • with
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  2. loaded with something (informal) full of a particular thing, quality or meaning
    • cakes loaded with calories
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • heavily
    • fully
    • lightly
    preposition
    • with
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  3. rich

  4. [not before noun] (informal) very rich
    • Let her pay—she's loaded.
    • Her family is loaded.
  5. advantage/disadvantage

  6. loaded in favour of somebody/something | loaded against somebody/something acting either as an advantage or a disadvantage to somebody/something in a way that is unfair
    • a system that is loaded in favour of the young (= gives them an advantage)
    • The odds were slightly loaded against us.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • very
    • rather
    preposition
    • against
    • in favour/​favor of
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  7. word/statement

  8. having more meaning than you realize at first and intended to make you think in a particular way
    • It was a loaded question and I preferred not to comment.
    • Try to avoid politically loaded terms like ‘nation’.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • very
    • rather
    preposition
    • against
    • in favour/​favor of
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  9. gun/camera

  10. containing bullets, film, etc.
    • a loaded shotgun
  11. drunk

  12. (especially North American English, informal) very drunk
    • They just want to get loaded and have a good time.
See loaded in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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