# lade

> English word · Verb · IPA /leɪd/ · frequency rank #84,444

## Definitions
1. To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
2. To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
3. To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).
4. To transfer (molten glass) from the pot to the forming table, in making plate glass.
5. To admit water by leakage.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lade