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loaded [ˈləʊdɪd] adj
1. carrying a load 2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (of dice, a roulette wheel, etc.) weighted or otherwise biased 3. (of a question or statement) containing a hidden trap or implication 4. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) charged with ammunition 5. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) (of concrete) containing heavy metals, esp iron or lead, for use in making radiation shields 6. Slang wealthy 7. (postpositive) Slang chiefly US and Canadian a. drunk b. drugged; influenced by drugs ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
loaded adjective 2. charged, armed, primed, at the ready, ready to shoot or fire He turned up on her doorstep with a loaded gun. 3. tricky, charged, sensitive, delicate, manipulative, emotive, insidious, artful, prejudicial, tendentious That's a loaded question. 5. (Slang) rich, wealthy, affluent, well off, rolling (slang), flush (informal), well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, moneyed Her new boyfriend's absolutely loaded. Translations loaded [ˈləʊdɪd] ADJ 1. [gun, camera, vehicle] → cargado 2. [remark, question] → lleno de implicaciones, cargado de implicaciones 3. (= weighted) [dice] → cargado 5. (= drunk) to be loaded → estar como una cuba, estar tomado(LAm) loaded [ˈləʊdɪd] adj [gun] → chargé(e) [tray, trolley] → chargé(e) loaded with sth → chargé(e) de qch a trolley loaded with luggage → un chariot chargé de bagages (fig) (= full of) to be loaded with sth → être lourd(e) de qch The phrase is loaded with irony → L'expression est lourde d'ironie. The President's visit is loaded with symbolic significance → La visite du président est lourde de signification symbolique. (= biased) to be loaded in favour of sb → être favorable à qn to be loaded against sb → être défavorable à qn loaded question loaded adj → beladen; dice → falsch, präpariert; camera → mit eingelegtem Film; gun, software → geladen; the dice are loaded in their favour (Brit) or favor (US) /against them (fig) → alles spricht für/gegen sie; a loaded question → eine Fangfrage; that’s a loaded word/term → das ist kein neutrales Wort/kein neutraler Ausdruck; emotionally loaded (word, speech) → emotional aufgeladen; he’s loaded (inf) (= rich) → er ist stink- or steinreich (inf), → er schwimmt im Geld (inf); (= drunk) → der hat einen in der Krone (inf) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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