WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Lade, v. t. [imp. Laded; p. p. Laded
Part of Speech : Laded
Etymology : [AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel. hla, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhlapan. Cf. Load, Ladle, Lathe for turning, Last a load.]
Definition : 1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object. And they laded their asses with the corn. Gen. xlii. 26.

2. To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern. And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shak.

3. (Plate Glass Manuf.)

Defn: To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.

(; p. pr. & vb. n. Lading.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lade
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Lade, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To draw water. [Obs.]

2. (Naut.)

Defn: To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lade
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. E., a ditch or drain. Cf. Lode, Lead to conduct.]
Definition : 1. The mouth of a river. [Obs.] Bp. Gibson.

2. A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913