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Meaning: (transitive)To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with aloadofcargoor similar.Weloaded upthe wagon with supplies.; (transitive)Toload(things) ascargoor similar.Antonym:offloadQ: What should we do with these other boxes? A:Load'emup, same as the others.; (intransitive)To receive aloadofcargoor similar.The wagon halted for an hour toload upwith supplies.Let's stop at the off-licence andload upon booze and snacks.; (idiomatic,ambitransitive)To fullyload(a weapon).; (computing,ambitransitive)To load (software) fully into memory.2014, Nathan K. Battles,The Transcendent, page29:The gameloaded upand he instantly grabbed the game controller.; (intransitive,slang)Tointoxicateoneself withalcoholordrugs; toget drunkorget high.1985,John Hughes, directed by John Hughes,The Breakfast Club:John Bender (Judd Nelson): Youload 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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