"freighted" meaning in English

See freighted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪtɪd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more freighted [comparative], most freighted [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪd Etymology: Etymology tree English freight English -ed English freighted From freight + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|freight|-ed<id:adjective>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English freight English -ed English freighted From freight + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} freighted (comparative more freighted, superlative most freighted)
  1. (also figurative) Loaded with cargo; charged. Tags: also, figuratively Synonyms: fraught Derived forms: overfreighted, unfreighted
    Sense id: en-freighted-en-adj-cKmv8uja Categories (other): English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing etymons with mismatched IDs: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 79 21

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹeɪtɪd/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -eɪtɪd Etymology: Etymology tree English freight English -ed English freighted From freight + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|freight|-ed<id:adjective>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English freight English -ed English freighted From freight + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} freighted
  1. simple past and past participle of freight Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: freight
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