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load up

B1 neutral separable both
In simple words

To put lots of things into a vehicle or container so it is ready to go.

Literal meaning: Transparent — to put a load into or onto something, with 'up' indicating completion or fullness.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To fill a vehicle with passengers, luggage, or cargo ready for a journey.

"We loaded up the van the night before to get an early start."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 informal

To put a large amount of something into or onto a container, plate, or device.

"She loaded up her plate with as much food as it could hold."

Grammar: separable
3 B1 informal

To install or open software or a program on a computer.

"Load up the presentation before the clients arrive."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Commonly used for filling trucks, cars, or ships with cargo. Also used figuratively for filling a plate with food or a computer with software. 'Load up on' is a related phrasal verb focusing on accumulating supplies.

Commonly used with

truck van car supplies cargo software

Forms

Base
load up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
loads up
he/she/it
Past simple
loaded up
yesterday
Past participle
loaded up
have + pp
-ing form
loading up
continuous

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Synonyms

fill up pack stock pile in stow charge

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