load up

Definition

Verb (transitive):
- To fill or place a load onto a vehicle, container, or person. It means to put a significant quantity of items or a heavy burden onto something to prepare it for transport or use.
- To supply or provide with a large or excessive amount of something.
Verb (intransitive):
- To fill or become filled with a load. Often used to describe the act of preparing a vehicle or oneself by taking on cargo, supplies, or responsibilities.

Usage and Examples

Transitive Verb:
- We need to load up the van before we leave for the trip. (We need to fill the van with our belongings.)
- He loaded up his plate at the buffet. (He put a large amount of food on his plate.)
Intransitive Verb:
- The truckers loaded up at the depot. (The truckers filled their trucks with cargo at the depot.)
- We should load up on water before hiking into the desert. (We should take a large supply of water.)

Advanced Usage

"to be loaded up": To be heavily burdened or filled.
- The schedule is loaded up with meetings this week. (The schedule is filled with many meetings.)
"load up on": To acquire a large quantity of something, often in preparation.
- Investors loaded up on the company's stock. (Investors bought a large amount of the stock.)

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Related Phrasal Verbs

Load down: To burden or weigh someone or something down.
- They loaded him down with heavy packages.
Load into/onto: To place a load into a container or onto a surface.
- We loaded the furniture onto the truck.

Related Idioms

"Load up the bases" (Baseball): To get runners on all three bases.
- The pitcher walked two batters to load up the bases.
"Load up for bear": To prepare thoroughly for a major challenge or conflict, often by arming oneself.
- The team loaded up for bear before the championship game.

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