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Idiom idiom

load up


To fully load (a weapon).

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The soldiers load up their rifles before the training exercise.

CONTEXTUAL

The guard checked his gear and began to load up his weapon as the alarm sounded.

COMPLEX

With the enemy approaching the perimeter, the sentry moved quickly to load up his sidearm, his hands shaking slightly under the pressure of the moment.


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  1. 01

    blow one's load

    To ejaculate, to cum.

  2. 02

    dump one's load

    To ejaculate, cum, inseminate, or defecate

  3. 03

    load of shit

    Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).

  4. 04

    load up on

    To gather large quantities of (something); to stockpile (something); to gorge on (something); to hoard (something).

  5. 05

    loaded for bear

    Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.

  6. 06

    loaded language

    Language using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.

  7. 07

    loaded word

    Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond its ordinary definition.

  8. 08

    one brick short of a full load

    Stupid.

Last updated August 10, 2026