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lade

/leɪd/
/leɪd/
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Other forms: laden; lading; lades

Definitions of lade
  1. verb
    fill or place a load on
    synonyms: laden, load, load up
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    types:
    load down, pack
    load with a pack
    bomb up
    load an aircraft with bombs
    overcharge, overload, surcharge
    place too much a load on
    reload
    place a new load on
    stack
    load or cover with stacks
    type of:
    fill, fill up, make full
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
  2. verb
    remove with or as if with a ladle
    synonyms: laden, ladle
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    types:
    slop
    ladle clumsily
    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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