lade

verb

ˈlād 

laded; laded or laden ˈlā-dᵊn  ; lading

transitive verb

1

a

: 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

Synonyms

• bucket
• dip
• ladle
• scoop
• spoon

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

The boxes sat in a storage room for weeks, awaiting a bill of lading from UN headquarters in New York. —Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015

Bills of lading still account for some 10 to 30 percent of trade documentation costs. —Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024

The world’s largest retailer shipped one quarter of its U.S. imports from India between January and August this year, according to bill of lading figures shared with Reuters by data firm Import Yeti. —Reuters, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023

An Air Force plane laden with medical supplies arrived in Russia, which is one of the world's biggest coronavirus hot spots. —Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 21 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hladan; akin to Old High German hladan to load, Old Church Slavic klasti to place

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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Kids Definition

lade

verb

ˈlād 

laded; laded or laden ˈlād-ᵊn  ; lading

1

: load entry 2 sense 1a

lade a ship

a truck laden with gravel

2

: to burden heavily

laden with cares

3

: ladle entry 2