Definition of LADE

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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

Chock-full of the artist's signature mystique, the track is laden with guitar riffs as raspy and melodic as Rayman's vocals. — Hannah Malach, Billboard, "Allan Rayman Releases Fashion-Forward Video for New Single 'Stitch': Video Premiere," 21 June 2019 Even a 110-page long summary version is laden with mind-spinning numbers. — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, "Putin Aims to Revive the Economy With a Plan. And Pianos.," 5 June 2019 Museo delle Navi Romane The first-century Roman emperor Caligula—known for insane behavior like trying to appoint his horse to the senate—created two massive pleasure ships laden with marble, ivory, and mosaics that floated in the Lake of Nemi. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018 Their chests laden with medals, Canadian veterans listened solemnly, overlooking the tall grass and sandy expanse below. — Washington Post, "The Latest: French prime minister calls for global peace," 7 June 2019 The lineup is laden with stars such as Javier Baez, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Cubs add closer Craig Kimbrel and Dodgers get company in N.L. pennant race," 5 June 2019 Construction workers wave stop signs as trucks laden with glass and steel back slowly out of driveways. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "L.A. Developers Have a Big Problem: Too Many New Megamansions," 30 May 2019 His arms are laden with bracelets; his fingers stacked with rings; his ears pierced with a cluster of glittering hoops. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Anwar Hadid Wants Everyone to Wear His Unisex Jewelry Label," 8 Apr. 2019 Portable nuclear reactors are also useful for conflicts such as Iraq or Afghanistan, where convoys laden with diesel fuel are at risk of ambush. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Critics Roast the Department of Defense’s Battlefield Nuclear Reactor," 25 Feb. 2019

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