To place a heavy weight, load or burden on
“Every trip, the man would lade the donkey and the camel with goods to be sold.”
To fill with a large amount of something
“The freighter of a ship may optionally either lade it with his own goods, or, if he has not sufficient, may take in goods of another person's.”
To lift out (liquid) with a utensil
“You need to lade the soup into a high-powered blender and puree it if you want it to be ultra-silky smooth.”
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it
To spread or pervade throughout
To (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal
Plural for a fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive a mill wheel
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