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

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

Consumers in the country, nervous about the shaky economy, are loading up on gold jewelry, bars and coins. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

During that time, Washington loaded up on talent, signing forward Boone Jenner and defenseman Vincent Desharnais and acquiring forwards Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou in trades. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 5 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