- to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive): laden with many responsibilities.
- to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive): trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors.
- to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil.
- to take on a load.
- to lade a liquid.
- to put cargo or freight on board (a ship, etc) or (of a ship, etc) to take on cargo or freight
- to burden or oppress
- to fill or load
- to remove (liquid) with or as if with a ladle
- a watercourse, esp a millstream
