Meaning of load up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.
   transitive
2. To load (things) as cargo or similar.
   transitive
3. To receive a load of cargo or similar.
   intransitive
4. To fully load (a weapon).
   ambitransitive, idiomatic
5. To load (software) fully into memory.
   ambitransitive
6. To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.
   intransitive, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“We loaded up the wagon with supplies.”

“Q: What should we do with these other boxes? A: Load 'em up, same as the others.”

“The wagon halted for an hour to load up with supplies.”

“Let's stop at the off-licence and load up on booze and snacks.”

“The game loaded up and he instantly grabbed the game controller.”

“John Bender (Judd Nelson): You load up, you party… Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall): No, we get dressed up, but we don't— we don't get high.”

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