English adjective: laden | |||
| 1. | laden filled with a great quantity | ||
| Samples | A tray loaded with dishes. Table laden with food. `ladened' is not current usage. | ||
| Synonyms | ladened, loaded | ||
| Similar | full | ||
| Antonyms | empty | ||
| 2. | laden burdened psychologically or mentally | ||
| Samples | Laden with grief. Oppressed by a sense of failure. | ||
| Synonyms | oppressed | ||
| Similar | burdened | ||
| Antonyms | unburdened | ||
English verb: laden | |||
| 1. | laden (contact) remove with or as if with a ladle | ||
| Samples | Ladle the water out of the bowl. | ||
| Synonyms | lade, ladle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slop | ||
| 2. | laden (contact) fill or place a load on | ||
| Samples | Load a car. Load the truck with hay. | ||
| Examples | They laden the cart with boxes | ||
| Synonyms | lade, load, load up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bomb up, load down, overcharge, overload, pack, reload, stack, surcharge | ||