The difference between Fixed and Loaded
When used as adjectives, fixed means not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same, whereas loaded means burdened by some heavy load.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fixed and Loaded
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Fixed as a verb:
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Fixed as an adjective:
Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
Examples:
"fixed assets"
"I work fixed hours for a fixed salary."
"Every religion has its own fixed ideas."
"He looked at me with a fixed glare."
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Fixed as an adjective:
Stationary.
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Fixed as an adjective:
Attached; affixed.
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Fixed as an adjective:
Chemically stable.
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Fixed as an adjective:
Supplied with what one needs.
Examples:
"She's nicely fixed after two divorce settlements."
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Fixed as an adjective (legal):
Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
Examples:
"In the United States, recordings are only granted copyright protection when the sounds in the recording were fixed and first published on or after February 15, 1972."
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Fixed as an adjective (dialectal, informal):
Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
Examples:
"a fixed tomcat''; the ''she-cat'' has been fixed'"
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Fixed as an adjective:
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
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Fixed as an adjective (of a [[problem]]):
Resolved; corrected.
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Fixed as an adjective:
Repaired
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Loaded as a verb:
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Loaded as an adjective:
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
Examples:
"Let's leave the TV; the car is loaded already."
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Loaded as an adjective (of a projectile weapon):
Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber; armed.
Examples:
"No funny business; this heater's loaded!"
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Loaded as an adjective (slang):
Possessing great wealth.
Examples:
"He sold his business a couple of years ago and is just loaded."
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Loaded as an adjective (slang):
Drunk.
Examples:
"By the end of the evening, the guests in the club were really loaded."
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Loaded as an adjective (baseball):
Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.
Examples:
"It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs."
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Loaded as an adjective (dice, also used figuratively):
a die or dice being Weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
Examples:
"He was playing with loaded dice and won a fortune."
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Loaded as an adjective (of a question):
Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
Examples:
"That interviewer is tricky; he asks loaded questions."
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Loaded as an adjective (of a word or phrase):
Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
Examples:
"Ignorant" is a loaded word, often implying lack of intelligence rather than just lack of knowledge."
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Loaded as an adjective (of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile):
Equipped with numerous options; deluxe.
Examples:
"She went all out; her new car is loaded."
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Loaded as an adjective (food, colloquial):
Covered with a topping or toppings.
Examples:
"loaded fries; loaded potato wedges"