ladle (n.)

  1. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another

    ladle (v.)

  1. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; ladle soup into the bowl'

  2. remove with or as if with a ladle; ladle the water out of the bowl

    [ Syn: lade , laden ]

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