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Definition of Ladle
1. Noun. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another.
Terms within: Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold
Generic synonyms: Vessel
2. Verb. Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle. "The women ladle water into the bowl"; "Ladle soup into the bowl"
3. Verb. Remove with or as if with a ladle. "Ladle the water out of the bowl"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Slop
Definition of Ladle
1. n. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.
2. v. t. 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.
Definition of Ladle
1. to lift out with a ladle (a type of spoon) [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Medical Definition of Ladle
1.
1. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping. "When the materials of glass have been kept long in fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt, which the workmen take off with ladles." (Boyle)
2. A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.
3. The float of a mill wheel; called also ladle board.
4. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladle
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Bosnian