fraught

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) Money paid to hire a ship or boat to transport cargo; freight.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) The transportation of goods, especially in a ship or boat.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) A ship's cargo, lading or freight.
  5. Noun.  (Scotland) A load; a burden.
  6. Noun.  (Scotland) Two bucketfuls (of water).
  7. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To load (a ship, cargo etc.).
  8. Adjective.  (context, of a cargo-carrier) Laden.
  9. Adjective.  (context, with ''with'') Furnished, equipped.
  10. Adjective.  (figuratively, with ''with'') Loaded-up, charged or accompanied.
  11. Adjective.  Distressed.

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