load down with
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.
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An assistant speeds back and forth, loaded down with pallets of snacks, her long hair streaming behind her.
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“Load down with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/load%20down%20with. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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