load ‧ ed /ˈləʊdəd, ˈləʊdɪd $ ˈloʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . GUN/CAMERA containing bullets, film etc:
a loaded pistol
2 . FULL a loaded vehicle or container is full of things:
a loaded trailer
She came back carrying a loaded tray.
loaded with
a truck loaded with bananas
3 . RICH [not before noun] informal very rich:
Giles can afford it – he’s loaded.
4 . loaded with something informal full of a particular quality, or containing a lot of something:
snacks loaded with fat
a collection of paintings loaded with cultural significance
5 . WORD/STATEMENT a loaded word, statement etc has more meanings than you first realize and is intended to influence the way you think:
He ‘deserved’ it? That’s a loaded word.
There was a loaded silence.
6 . a loaded question a question that is unfair because it is intended to affect your opinions and make you answer in a particular way ⇨ leading question at ↑ leading 1 (4)
7 . DRUNK [not before noun] American English informal very drunk:
Greg used to come home loaded almost every night.
8 . the dice/odds are loaded against somebody/something used to say that someone or something is unlikely to succeed or win
9 . something is loaded against somebody/something used to say that a system, situation, or organization is unfair and some people have a disadvantage SYN biased :
The justice system is loaded against people from ethnic minorities.
10 . loaded dice ↑ dice that have weights in them so that they always fall with the same side on top, used to cheat in games