ladle

Noun
  1. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle;
    Frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another (synset 103638382)
    is a type of: vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
    subtypes:
    • dipper - a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
    • scoop - a large ladle
    • soup ladle - a ladle for serving soup
    has: grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Verb
  1. Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle (synset 201581842)
    "ladle soup into the bowl"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
  2. Remove with or as if with a ladle (synset 201581670)
    "ladle the water out of the bowl"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes: slop - ladle clumsily
    same as: lade, laden

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