loaded
(Of firearms)
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- weighted, biased, distorted
- tricky, artful, insidious, manipulative, prejudicial
- rich, affluent, flush (informal), moneyed, wealthy, well-heeled (informal), well off, well-to-do

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Loaded trademark
a British magazine for young men, which has articles on sex, music, cars, sport etc, as well as interviews with famous people. The language used is very informal and often very rude, and there are usually pictures of women wearing very little clothing. ⇒ New Lad

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

load‧ed /ˈləʊdəd, ˈləʊdɪd $ ˈloʊ-/ 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 leading¹(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 Synonym : 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

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

loaded
adj.
I. carrying a load
VERBS be
ADV. heavily a convoy of heavily loaded lorries
fully a fully loaded truck
lightly
PREP. with The lorry was loaded with crates of beer.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

loaded
II. biased
VERBS be, seem
ADV. heavily | rather, slightly | emotionally, ideologically, politically Try to avoid politically loaded terms like ‘nation’.
PREP. against The odds were slightly loaded against us.
in favour of The legislation is heavily loaded in favour of employers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

loaded
have lots of money
My new boss is really loaded.

My uncle is loaded and he has lots of money.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲