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Meaning of 'ladle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ladle [ v. t.]
- A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.
- A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.
- The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.
- An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
- A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
- To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.

Meaning of 'ladle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ladle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
Example in sentence:
  • ladle soup into the bowl
Meaning (2):
- remove with or as if with a ladle
Example in sentence:
  • ladle the water out of the bowl

Nearby Words:

lad ladanum ladde ladder laddie lade laded lademan laden ladied

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