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loadedload‧ed /ˈləʊdɪd $ ˈloʊ-/ adjective  
- a loaded camera
- a loaded truck
- Carter's family is loaded.
- politically loaded words
- That gun's not loaded, is it?
- A fully loaded civilian plane crashes in mid-air with an armed military plane over Catterick Garrison.
- Nick, the ever-ready surveyor, whipped out his loaded camera and reeled off a few shots of the thief.
- The drag of the loaded inflatable had slowed the catamaran so that they were making a bare five knots.
- This drop was overcome by means of an inclined plane, up and down which the loaded barges were carried on trolleys.
something that you ask someone► question what you say or write when you are asking for information: · That's a very difficult question to answer.· Does anyone have any further questions?· There were several questions Melanie wanted to ask the interviewer.question about: · I hate it when strangers ask me questions about my private life. ► query British a question that you ask when you have not completely understood something or you are not sure that something is true or correct: · If anyone has a query I'll deal with it at the end of the meeting.· I would be happy to answer people's queries if they write to me at my home address.query about: · Since the TV programme the advice bureau has received lots of queries about maternity rights.raise a query (=ask a question): · One of the students raised a query about the marking system. ► inquiry also enquiry especially British a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something: · We have only just put the house up for sale, and we've already received lots of enquiries.inquiry about: · For all inquiries about flight schedules, please call the following number. ► leading/loaded question a question that deliberately tricks someone, so that they give you the answer that you want or say something that they do not intend to say: · You don't expect me to answer a loaded question like that, do you?· The jurors said interviewers used leading questions and coached the children on how they should answer. ► trick question a question that seems easy to answer but has a hidden difficulty: · "Did you have a good time while I was gone?" "That's a trick question, right? If I say yes, you'll be angry that I didn't miss you." carrying a lot of things► be loaded (down) with also be laden with to be carrying a lot of things, so that you cannot carry any more: · Cora was loaded down with two 70-pound suitcases.· A van loaded with newspapers was parked in front of the store.· She was carrying a tray laden with dishes.be heavily loaded/laden with something: · The bus was heavily laden with passengers and baggage. ► be weighed down with/by to be carrying or holding so many things that it is difficult to move or impossible to hold any more: · The branches of the trees were weighed down with fruit.· She struggled along the street, weighed down by bags. ► under the weight of if someone or something falls or moves unsteadily under the weight of of something, they do this because they are carrying something that is too heavy for them to support: · Paul staggered under the weight of two backpacks. ► overloaded if a vehicle is overloaded , it is holding or carrying too many things, with the result that it can only move slowly and it may not be safe: · The plane was dangerously overloaded.· The car was so overloaded the bumpers were almost touching the ground. very drunk► blind drunk · Every Saturday night he came home blind drunk.· Don't give him anything more to drink. He's already blind drunk. ► roaring drunk very drunk and very noisy: · They were all roaring drunk and kept singing bawdy songs. ► smashed/plastered/trashed spoken informal very drunk: · We went to a nightclub in town last night and got absolutely plastered.· She came home completely smashed at about 2 o'clock this morning.· Man, you were so trashed. How much did you have to drink? ► bombed/loaded/wasted American spoken very drunk: · Did you see Kim at Rob's party? She was totally wasted.· He's loaded. Somebody better call him a cab.· I was so bombed, I can't even remember half of what I did. ► paralytic/legless British spoken extremely drunk: · Don't give Dave any more to drink -- he's already legless.· The day I got my exam results we went out and got absolutely paralytic. extremely rich► be loaded/be rolling in it informal to be extremely rich: · Did you know Peter has three houses? He must be loaded.· Some of her friends are absolutely rolling in it. ► stinking/filthy rich spoken informal extremely rich - use this especially when you think this is unfair: · Gregory is filthy rich but he never gives a penny to charity.· This gorgeous woman walked in, beautifully dressed and obviously stinking rich. ► be worth a fortune/be worth millions to be extremely rich, especially because you have earned a lot of money in business, or through sport, entertainment etc: · Michael Jackson must be worth a fortune.· The Chief Executive started her career as a secretary, and now she's worth millions. ► have money to burn to have so much money that you can buy anything you want, even things that you do not need: · Every time I see her she's wearing something new. She must have money to burn.· Unless you've got money to burn, these expensive guitars are not the instruments to get you started. ► the dice/odds are loaded against somebody/something► something is loaded against somebody/something► loaded dice► loaded with something► a loaded question 1gun/camera containing bullets, film etc:  a loaded pistol2full 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 bananas3rich [not before noun] informal very rich: Giles can afford it – he’s loaded.4loaded 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 significance5word/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.6a 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 leading1(4)7drunk [not before noun] American English informal very drunk: Greg used to come home loaded almost every night.8the dice/odds are loaded against somebody/something used to say that someone or something is unlikely to succeed or win9something 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.10loaded dice dice that have weights in them so that they always fall with the same side on top, used to cheat in games |