lade

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

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

Noun

1. 1
   A load.
2. 2
   The mouth of a river.
3. 3
   A passage for water; a ditch or drain.
4. 4
   (mill lade) A mill race.
5. 5
   Water pumped into and out of mills, especially woolen mills.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A coastal hamlet in Lydd parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0820).
3. 3
   An ancient island off the coast of Miletus; now part of the mainland of Asia Minor.