Laden vs. Loaded
Difference Between Laden and Loaded
Ladenadjective
Weighed down with a load, burdened.
Loadedverb
simple past tense and past participle of load
Ladenadjective
Heavy.
His comments were laden with deeper meaning.Loadedadjective
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already.Ladenadjective
Oppressed.
Loadedadjective
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
No funny business; this heater's loaded!Ladenadjective
(chemistry) In the form of an adsorbate or adduct.
Once laden it is easy to regenerate the adsorbent and retrieve the adsorbed species as a gas.Loadedadjective
(slang) Possessing great wealth.
He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded.Ladenverb
past participle of lade
Loadedadjective
(slang) Drunk.
By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded.Ladenverb
remove with or as if with a ladle;
ladle the water out of the bowlLoadedadjective
(baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs.Ladenverb
fill or place a load on;
load a carload the truck with hayLoadedadjective
a die or dice being weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune.Ladenadjective
filled with a great quantity;
a tray loaded with dishestable laden with food`ladened' is not current usageLoadedadjective
(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions.Ladenadjective
burdened psychologically or mentally;
laden with griefoppressed by a sense of failureLoadedadjective
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge.Loadedadjective
(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.
She went all out; her new car is loaded.Loadedadjective
Covered with a topping or toppings.
loaded friesloaded potato wedgesLoadedadjective
Weighted with lead or similar.
a loaded cane or whipLoadedadjective
filled with a great quantity;
a tray loaded with dishestable laden with food`ladened' is not current usageLoadedadjective
(of weapons) charged with ammunition;
a loaded gunLoadedadjective
(of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence;
a loaded questionLoadedadjective
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value;
an affluent bankera speculator flush with cashnot merely rich but loadedmoneyed aristocratswealthy corporationsLoadedadjective
very drunk
