Laden (Verb)
Meaning 1
Fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The car was laden with suitcases as the family set off on their road trip.
- She carefully laden the basket with fresh flowers, making sure not to bruise the petals.
- Farmers work through the night to laden the train with grain for transportation.
- A crew of dockworkers spent hours laden the cargo ship with containers of electronics.
- Before the parade, marching bands laden their buses with drums, flags, and uniforms.
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Meaning 2
Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Carefully ladle the scalding water from the pot into the glass container.
- Use the ladle to remove the melted soup from the bowl as you stir.
- Ladle the juice from the cooking pot, and pour it into the measuring cup.
- The chef ladled out the beans from the enormous vat into smaller serving dishes.
- Once it's done, ladle the buttery mixture from the top of the sauce.