1. to load or burden with cargo or freight
Usage: formal; often nautical
2. to dip up and transfer liquid with a ladle or similar implement
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The workers began to lade the ship with grain for export.
• They lade the cargo vessel at dawn each morning.
• The cook would lade soup from the large pot into bowls.
• Ships were laden with precious goods from distant lands.
• The merchant vessel was heavily laden with spices and silk.
• She would lade water from the well using a wooden bucket.