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Definition of Laden
1. Adjective. Filled with a great quantity. "`ladened' is not current usage"
2. Verb. Remove with or as if with a ladle. "Ladle the water out of the bowl"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Slop
3. Adjective. Burdened psychologically or mentally. "Oppressed by a sense of failure"
4. Verb. Fill or place a load on. "They laden the cart with boxes "; "Load the truck with hay"
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Specialized synonyms: Load Down, Pack, Bomb Up, Overcharge, Overload, Surcharge, Reload, Stack
Derivative terms: Lading, Load, Load, Loader, Loading
Definition of Laden
1. p. & a. Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.
Definition of Laden
1. Adjective. Weighed down with a load, burdened. ¹
2. Adjective. Heavy. ¹
3. Adjective. Oppressed. ¹
4. Adjective. (chemistry) : In the form of an adsorbate or adduct. ¹
5. Verb. (past participle of lade) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laden
1. to lade [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lade
Medical Definition of Laden
1. 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." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laden
Literary usage of Laden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"1 ii • ii vessels laden Thus, by the marine ordinance of Louis XIV., of 1681,
all vessels laden with enemy's goods are declared lawful prize of war. ..."
2. A Collection of State Papers Relative to the War Against France Now Carrying by John Bebrett (1795)
"Ship la Clementine, 550 tons, laden with fugar and coffee. ... Brig la Margaretta,
200 tons, laden with indigo, fugar, and coffee. ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"Also, the number of ships coming up the river of Thames for London, richly laden
from the East Indies, the Streights, Virginia, and Barbadoes. ..."
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