load down with
phrasal verb
loaded down with; loading down with; loads down with
: to burden or oppress with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening
Our teachers loaded us down with homework.
The company is loaded down with debt.
Examples of load down with in a Sentence
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You’re already loaded down with beach bags, umbrellas, coolers, sand toys, and more—and hauling all of that across the sand is notoriously difficult.
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Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
That athletic, unkempt backpacker loaded down with survival gear might be no ordinary tourist or hiker, but could be a Russian spy or saboteur, the Latvian authorities have warned the country’s people.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 16 May 2025
It’s also loaded down with enough baggage to sink the Titanic — again.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course, once loaded down with gear, and if towing, efficiency drastically goes down.
CHANGE: Location of infotainment screen
The tester truck came equipped with Ram's 14.4-inch infotainment screen, which is integrated vertically into the center of the dashboard.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The new Comcast company won’t be loaded down with debt like rival Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
The company burned nearly $2 billion in cash, in the quarter, weakening its balance sheet, which is loaded down with $58 billion in debt.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The company burned through nearly $2 billion in cash in the quarter, weakening its balance sheet, which is loaded down with $58 billion in debt.
—David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
That athletic, unkempt backpacker loaded down with survival gear might be no ordinary tourist or hiker, but could be a Russian spy or saboteur, the Latvian authorities have warned the country’s people.
—Eve Sampson, New York Times, 16 May 2025
It’s also loaded down with enough baggage to sink the Titanic — again.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Of course, once loaded down with gear, and if towing, efficiency drastically goes down.
CHANGE: Location of infotainment screen
The tester truck came equipped with Ram's 14.4-inch infotainment screen, which is integrated vertically into the center of the dashboard.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The new Comcast company won’t be loaded down with debt like rival Warner Bros. Discovery.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
The company burned nearly $2 billion in cash, in the quarter, weakening its balance sheet, which is loaded down with $58 billion in debt.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
The company burned through nearly $2 billion in cash in the quarter, weakening its balance sheet, which is loaded down with $58 billion in debt.
—David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Load down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/load%20down%20with. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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