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- pronunciation:
- leId
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lades, lading, laded, laden |
| definition 1: |
to load with cargo.
- synonyms:
- freight, load
- antonyms:
- unlade, unload
- similar words:
- cram, fill, pack, stevedore, stow, stuff
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| definition 2: |
to be loaded, as with a burden (usu. used in passive).
They were laden with grief.- synonyms:
- burden, load
- similar words:
- charge, encumber, freight, stuff, weigh down
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| definition 3: |
to cover or fill copiously (usu. used in passive).
The vine is laden with grapes.- synonyms:
- cover, cram, fill, load
- similar words:
- charge, freight, jam, load, stuff
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| definition 4: |
to lift or transfer, as with a dipper; ladle.
- synonyms:
- dip, ladle, scoop
- similar words:
- dish, spoon
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| related words: |
fill, overweight, pack |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to take on a load, as of cargo.
- synonyms:
- fill
- antonyms:
- unlade, unload
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| definition 2: |
to lift or transfer a liquid; ladle.
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| derivation: |
lader (n.) |
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