laden

Verb · Adjective
US[ley-duhn]/ˈleɪdən/2 syllables
Synonyms: ladleladeloadload uploadedladenedoppressed

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. filled with a great quantity“a tray loaded with dishes”“table laden with food”“‘ladened’ is not current usage”Synonyms: loadedladenedOpposite emptySimilar full
  2. burdened psychologically or mentally“laden with grief”“oppressed by a sense of failure”Synonyms: oppressedOpposite unburdenedSimilar burdened

Verb (2)

  1. remove with or as if with a ladle“ladle the water out of the bowl”Synonyms: ladleladeMore general remove, takeMore specific slop
  2. fill or place a load on“load a car”“load the truck with hay”Synonyms: loadladeload upMore general fill, fill upMore specific stack, bomb up, overload, pack, reload

Related words loading noun, dockworker noun

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Translations

Adjective weighed down with a load, burdened

Spanish
cargado
French
chargé
German
beladen
Portuguese
carregado
Turkish
yüklü
Indonesian
sarat
Portuguese (PT)
carregado

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Lad′en p. & a.

Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity.— Is. i. 4.
A ship laden with gold.— William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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