Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lade \Lade\, v. t. [imp. {Laded}; p. p. {Laded}, {Laded}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Lading}.] [AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water);
   akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel.
   hla?a, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhlapan. Cf. {Load},
   {Ladle}, {Lathe} for turning, {Last} a load.]
   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.) To transfer (the molten glass) from
      the pot to the forming table.

Lade \Lade\, v. i. [See {Lade}, v. t.]
   1. To draw water. [Obs.]

   2. (Naut.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.

Lade \Lade\, n. [Prov. E., a ditch or drain. Cf. {Lode}, {Lead}
   to conduct.]
   1. The mouth of a river. [Obs.] --Bp. Gibson.

   2. A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

lade
     v 1: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of
          the bowl" [syn: {ladle}, {laden}]
     2: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with
        hay" [syn: {load}, {laden}, {load up}]
     [also: {laden}]