load down
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To give someone or something so much to carry (or do) that it feels very heavy.
Literal meaning: To press down with a heavy load — 'down' implies the downward force of weight.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To make someone carry a very heavy physical load.
"She came back from the market loaded down with bags of vegetables."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To burden someone with too many responsibilities, tasks, or problems.
"The new manager loaded the team down with so many reports that morale collapsed."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used in passive constructions: 'loaded down with shopping bags'. Can be used figuratively for responsibilities, work, or worries. More common in American English.
Commonly used with
bags debt work responsibilities luggage groceries
Forms
Base
load down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
loads down
he/she/it
Past simple
loaded down
yesterday
Past participle
loaded down
have + pp
-ing form
loading down
continuous
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