load up

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load up (third-person singular simple present loads up, present participle loading up, simple past and past participle loaded up)

  1. (transitive) To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.
    We loaded up the wagon with supplies.
  2. (transitive) To load (things) as cargo or similar.
    Antonym: offload
    Q: What should we do with these other boxes? A: Load 'em up, same as the others.
  3. (intransitive) To receive a load of cargo or similar.
    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.
  4. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To fully load (a weapon).
  5. (computing, transitive, intransitive) To load (software) fully into memory.
    • 2014, Nathan K. Battles, The Transcendent, page 29:
      The game loaded up and he instantly grabbed the game controller.
  6. (intransitive, slang) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.

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