to lade
9.1
To put things onto a vehicle or boat so it can carry them
- verb
- /leɪd/
- Archaic
:
cargar
- They had to lade the truck quickly to ensure they met the delivery deadline.
And this truck pulls up and they loaded his furniture onto their truck.
- And this truck pulls up and they loaded his furniture onto their truck.
- Ship the wheat to Japan, and a few months later ships appear loaded with Toyotas.
- And at that point, the guerrillas start lobbying gas canisters loaded with explosives into the church.
- It's cool loading a shotgun like Shum Shum.
- Come on, Robin Hood, load Robin Hood.
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Examples
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She helped her father lade the hay bales onto the trailer for transport.
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So I need to fill up the car now with like loads more to donate.
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So I need to fill up the car now with like loads more to donate.
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The crew worked hard to lade the cargo ship with containers before the storm arrived.
Synonyms
to load
vsto lade
572
1.0
To put things onto a vehicle or into a container
focuses more on cargo or burden than general placing
94
3.0
To fill a car, box, or yourself with things until each is full
is used more generally, not necessarily filling to capacity
1
4.8
To put a heavy load onto something, for example a truck
means filling that can be less heavy or burdensome
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lade in the sense 'to fill or load' comes from an old English root meaning 'to load', the same idea you see in load and laden, so to lade a wagon or boat is simply to put cargo on it.