load up verb6 •To fill (a vehicle, vessel, room, etc.) with a load of cargo or similar.We loaded up the wagon with supplies. •To load (things) as cargo or similar.Q: What should we do with these other boxes? A: Load 'em up, same as the others. •To receive a load of cargo or similar.The wagon halted for an hour to load up with supplies.Let's stop at the off-licence and load up on booze and snacks. •To load (software) fully into memory.The game loaded up and he instantly grabbed the game controller. — 2014 •To fully load (a weapon). •(slang) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol or drugs; to get drunk or get high.John Bender (Judd Nelson): You load up, you party… Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall): No, we get dressed up, but we don't— we don't get high. — 1985 formsloaded up · loading up · loads up