From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lade \Lade\ (l[=a]d), v. t. [imp. {Laded}; p. p. {Laded},
{Laden} (l[=a]d'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lading}.] [AS. hladan to
heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG.
hladan, ladan, Icel. hla[eth]a, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth.
afhla[thorn]an. Cf. {Load}, {Ladle}, {Lathe} for turning,
{Last} a load.]
1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally
followed by that which receives the load, as the direct
object.
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And they laded their asses with the corn. --Gen.
xlii. 26.
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2. To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to
lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.
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And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,
Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. --Shak.
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3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from
the pot to the forming table.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Laden \Lad"en\, p. & a.
Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden
heart.
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Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. --Is.
i. 4.
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A ship laden with gold. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laden
adj 1: filled with a great quantity; "a tray loaded with
dishes"; "table laden with food"; "`ladened' is not
current usage" [syn: {laden}, {loaded}, {ladened}]
2: burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief";
"oppressed by a sense of failure" [syn: {laden}, {oppressed}]
v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of
the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {lade}, {laden}]
2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with
hay" [syn: {load}, {lade}, {laden}, {load up}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Laden /laːdən/
downloading; joint; loading; shop; store
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
laden /laːdən/
loading; to bootstrap; to charge; to download; to load
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
laden /ladən/
1. charge; load
2. burden; load
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