Standard Lemma guide

lading

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈleɪdɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -eɪdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: L EY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of loading.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: loading

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Shipment, cargo, freight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Burden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of lade

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

goods carried by a large vehicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchandise, ware, product

History

Etymology

Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: натоварване (natovarvane) — the action of loading
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝載 /装载 (zhuāngzài) — the action of loading
  • Czech: nakládka — the action of loading
  • Russian: погру́зка (pogrúzka) — the action of loading
  • Bulgarian: товар (tovar) — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Bulgarian: карго (kargo) — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貨物 /货物 (huòwù) — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Czech: náklad — shipment, cargo, freight
  • French: chargement — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Russian: груз (gruz) — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Russian: фрахт (fraxt) — shipment, cargo, freight
  • Russian: перево́зка (perevózka) — shipment, cargo, freight