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lade

[leyd]

verb (used with object)

laded, laden, laded, lading. 
  1. to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.

  2. to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive).

    laden with many responsibilities.

  3. to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive).

    trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors.

  4. to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil.



verb (used without object)

laded, laden, laded, lading. 
  1. to take on a load.

  2. to lade a liquid.

lade

1

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to put cargo or freight on board (a ship, etc) or (of a ship, etc) to take on cargo or freight

  2. to burden or oppress

  3. to fill or load

  4. to remove (liquid) with or as if with a ladle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lade

2

/ led, ɪ /

noun

  1. a watercourse, esp a millstream

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • lader noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lade1

before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. ladle
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lade1

Old English hladen to load; related to Dutch laden

Origin of lade2

of uncertain origin
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“I’m not worried,” one of the men said as pickup trucks laden with heavy lumber rumbled past.

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Despite those scores and a 12-point advantage at half-time, it all came down to a final minute laden with drama.

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Of course, there's an inherent freshness within pesto that makes it a perfect kick-off of the bright promise of spring and a way to shed the heavy, laden dishes of winter.

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And though the film is heavy, laden with reflections on the crushing indignity of surviving a loved one’s death, it’s also genuinely hilarious.

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