to load up on
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4.5
- phrasal verb
- /loʊd ʌp ɑn/
- Informal
:
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- One of the biggest mistakes investors make, Garland says, is when they load up on company stock.
- load up on carbs
- load up on food
- load up on junk
You got to get rid of that stuff and load up on healthy fat.
- You got to get rid of that stuff and load up on healthy fat.
- Thankfully, because I was getting loaded up on glutens.
- And the outcome of that was then that AIG financial products loaded up on credit default swaps.
- And then you want to load up on nutrient dense fruits and vegetables.
- And so I know what I've got, I'm doing, you know, I'm loading up on protein.
- And, and so you like, you load up on your food beforehand and get some drinks and make sure you stay hydrated.
- This is what I've been doing because we clearly know that inflation is transitory and I'm loading up on the cryptocurrency assets.
- Now they're loading up on these toxic investments.
- So I am loaded up on painkillers right now and my mouth only hurts slightly.
- I think you should spend a night, you know, make sure you load up on crap like foods, you know, you cheeses, anything your body ingests, you'll crap your pants.
Examples
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So grab your favorite eco-friendly bag and load up on all the fruits and veggies you can carry.
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Time to load up on hard commodities as long as the price is right.
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You got to get rid of that stuff and load up on healthy fat.
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Another is when they load up on the large companies they know and love.
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If not, just make sure to load up on fruit throughout the day either way.
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First we need to load up on some gear, or we're all gonna die.
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Load up on vitamin C, load up on vitamin D Be positive, OK?
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You can also load up on local honey, coffee, jellies, ground beef, baked goods, and eggs.
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Chow down on a banana, potatoes, or some leafy greens to load up on this electrolyte.
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To stay healthy, it's important to load up on fresh vegetables every day.
Synonyms
66
4.8
To collect a lot of something over time
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2.9
Buy a large supply of something to use later
27
2.5
Buy a large amount of something to use later
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'load' (put a quantity), + 'up' (fill/increase to capacity) + 'on' (onto a target), so a learner who knows each word can infer 'gather/consume a large amount' in contexts like 'load up on sugar'. This is a transparent, compositional motion/accumulation pattern found across languages and does not require idiomatic or metaphorical knowledge beyond the literal combination.
Etymology
Load up on comes from the image of filling a cart or car with lots of things until it is full. If you load up something you put a heavy load on it, so the phrase means 'to gather or use a large amount'.