lade (l d)v. lad·ed, lad·en (l d n) or lad·ed, lad·ing, lades v.tr. 1. a. To load with or as if with cargo. b. To place (something) as a load for or as if for shipment. 2. To burden or oppress; weigh down. 3. To take up or remove (water) with a ladle or dipper. v.intr. 1. To take on cargo. 2. To ladle a liquid. [Middle English laden, from Old English hladan.] |
lade1
vb lades, lading, laded, laden [ˈleɪdən], laded
1. to put cargo or freight on board (a ship, etc.) or (of a ship, etc.) to take on cargo or freight
2. (tr; usually passive and foll by with) to burden or oppress
3. (tr; usually passive and foll by with) to fill or load
4. to remove (liquid) with or as if with a ladle
[Old English hladen to load; related to Dutch laden]
lader n
lade2
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Scot a watercourse, esp a millstream
[of uncertain origin]
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| Verb | 1. | lade - remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" slop - ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate" |
| 2. | lade - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" bomb up - load an aircraft with bombs reload - place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck" stack - load or cover with stacks; "stack a truck with boxes" |
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