26984 words

laden

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
carrying or holding a lot of something:

Examples:

He always comes back from France laden with presents for everyone.
The table, as always, was laden with food.
2
carrying or holding a lot of something:

Examples:

a table laden with food
3
carrying something:

Examples:

laden with sth a truck laden with timber
When fully laden with pallets, the vehicles will be at exactly the right height for the unloading docks.
4
having a lot of something, especially something unpleasant such as debt:

Examples:

The banks are laden with bad loans.
The Nasdaq index is heavily laden with technology stocks.
5
used in adjectives to show that something has or is carrying a lot of something:

Examples:

debt-laden banks
They were accused of driving waste-laden trucks with no cover over them.
6
a ship that is laden in bulk is carrying goods loose, not in containers (= very large metal boxes)

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