26984 words

loaded

11 definitions • 17 examples
1
A loaded gun has bullets in it:

Examples:

loaded gun It's dangerous to leave a loaded gun lying around.
2
filled or covered with a layer of food:

Examples:

I want to make loaded potato skins with bacon and cheese.
loaded aubergines
a loaded pizza
3
not fair, especially by being helpful to one person instead of another:

Examples:

It seems that the report is loaded in favour of the developers.
4
If a dice (= small cube (= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spotson each side) is loaded, it is has more weight added to one side so that it can be used for cheating in a game involving chance:

Examples:

There were a few more double sixes than I expected, and I became convinced that they were loaded dice.
The casino states that it prohibits loaded dice.
The dice were loaded and the game was fixed.
5
a question that has particular words chosen to suggest the answer that is wanted:

Examples:

A survey should avoid asking loaded questions.
6
rich:

Examples:

He inherited the family business - he must be loaded!
7

Examples:

What a party - everyone was loaded!
8
not fair, esp. by being especially helpful to one side and not the other, or (of a question) by intentionally using words that will likely produce a particular answer:

Examples:

The questions in this debate were so loaded that they always got the answers they expected.
9
having a lot of money; rich:

Examples:

The guy never spends a dime but believe me, he’s loaded.
10
(of a piece of equipment) filled or supplied with something it needs to make it work :

Examples:

a loaded gun (= one with bullets in it)
11

Examples:

The lightest trucks in the range are less than 3,750 pounds loaded weight.
loaded with sth The airliner was loaded with 20,000 gallons of fuel.

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