Definition of lade

• v. t. - To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.
• v. t. - To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.
• v. t. - To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.
• v. t. - To draw water.
• v. t. - To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.
• n. - The mouth of a river.
• n. - A passage for water; a ditch or drain.