Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lade

/leɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: lade
IPA: /leɪd/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).

verb

To weigh down, oppress, or burden.

verb

To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).

verb

To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.

verb

To admit water by leakage.

noun

noun

The mouth of a river.

British usage

noun

A passage for water; a ditch or drain.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Men from the fartheſt Equinoctiall line, Haue ſwarm’d in troopes into the Eaſterne India: Lading their ſhippe with golde and precious ſtones: And made their ſpoiles from all our prouinces."
"And they laded their asses with the corn."
"Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness."
"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."
"Every trickling tiny lade, every foaming brook, told its own story."

Etymology

From Middle English laden, from Old English hladan and Old English hleadan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: laden, hladan, hleadan, *hlaþan, *hlaþaną, *kleh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /leɪd/
British English: /leɪd/

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

lades (present, singular) lading (participle, present) laded (past) laden (participle, past) laded (participle, past) lades (plural)

Derived Forms

lading overlade relade unlade lademan

Phrases

bill of lading

Frequently Paired Words

bill of lading laden lading larboard

Synonyms

load laden load up ladle

Homonyms

laid

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce lade?: The recorded pronunciation is /leɪd/.
What does lade mean?: To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
Where does lade come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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