verb

1. To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).

2. To weigh down, oppress, or burden.

3. To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).

   “to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern”

noun

1. The action of loading.

2. Shipment, cargo, freight.

Synonyms: loading, consignment, freight, load, payload, shipment