load up on

phrase

1

: to ingest in usually large amounts

… I found a dozen or more United States senators loading up on fried chicken and champagne.

—H. L. Mencken

2

: to acquire in usually large amounts

loaded up on hot stocks

Examples of load up on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Oscar winner turned into the late football legend for the upcoming biopic Madden by loading up on carbs, gaining 25 pounds. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026

Holiday baking essentials—like flour, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, sugar, cookie decorating supplies, or maple syrup—are easy to load up on now, saving you from a last-minute trip to the store. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile the star accessorized with matching pointy pumps and loaded up on glittering jewels courtesy of Cartier. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026

So perhaps the strategy is to load up on movies that rack up numbers in that column. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for load up on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon