lade

verb

\ ˈlād

laded; laded or laden\ ˈlā-dᵊn

\; lading

Definition of lade

transitive verb

1a : to put a load or burden on or in : load

b : to put or place as a load especially for shipment : ship

c : to load heavily or oppressively

2 : dip, ladle

intransitive verb

1 : to take on cargo : load a place for ships to lade

2 : to take up or convey a liquid by dipping

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Did You Know?

Most of us know lade in its past participle form laden, as shown in our examples. Likely also familiar is the adjective laden, best distinguished from the verb by its placement before nouns, as in "laden ships" or "a laden heart." (The adjective is also at work in hyphenated terms like "sugar-laden.") Lade has been in use for more than a millennium and formerly had a nominal counterpart: the noun lade meaning "load" or "cargo" dates from around the same time but hasn't been in use since the early 16th century. A few short decades after it faded from active use, the noun lading took on the same meaning. Lading is still in use and appears most often in "bill of lading"-a term referring to a document that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport.

Examples of lade in a Sentence

the cook laded the stew into small bowls the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market

Recent Examples on the Web

Outside, curvaceous trees laden with pinkish-white flowers sway in the wind. — Sharmila Mukherjee, The Seattle Times, "SAM’s ‘Peacock in the Desert’ opens the doors of our perception to the marvelous," 2 Jan. 2019 Some animals and a few people on foot or motorcycles, along with a couple of cargo trucks laden with sacks of alpaca fleece. — Austin Merrill, WSJ, "The Amazon: The Heart of the World," 3 Dec. 2018 Given that this is a royal wedding, the bridal bouquet will be laden with significance. — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, "Everything You Need to Know About Princess Eugenie's Wedding Flowers," 3 Oct. 2018 Serums play an essential role in Ogunlesi’s skin-care routine, too, with SkinCeuticals vitamin-C laden CE Ferulic and ZO Medical’s Daily Power Defense both in regular rotation. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "For This Solange-Approved Designer, Moisturizer Is More Important Than Makeup," 1 Nov. 2018 Given that this is a royal wedding, Eugenie's bridal bouquet was also laden with significance. — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, "Princess Eugenie's Wedding Flowers are a Celebration of Fall," 12 Oct. 2018 One that is laden with cargo will be much heavier, and sit much lower, casting a shorter shadow. — Benoit Faucon, WSJ, "Satellites, Big Data Help U.S. Spy on Smugglers of Iranian Oil," 1 Nov. 2018 Others showed long-dead historical figures and pop stars sneaking into the facility, their arms laden with explosives. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Facebook political ad tools are ripe for trolling," 1 Nov. 2018 The display is laden with symbolism as the government moves to stamp out the last of the uprising against the 52-year-old Assad who has ruled with an iron fist over Syria for 18 years. — Washington Post, "Syrian government raises its flag over cradle of 2011 revolt," 12 July 2018

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