ladle

1. v. t. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping. Source: opted

2. v. t. A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. Source: opted

3. v. t. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board. Source: opted

4. v. t. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. Source: opted

5. v. t. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another Source: wordnet

8. v. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle Source: wordnet

9. v. remove with or as if with a ladle Source: wordnet

10. 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. (Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. 3. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board. 4. (Gun.) (a) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. (b) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot. Ladle wood (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree (Cassine Colpoon), used for carving. 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. Source: webster

11. A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. Source: adambom

12. n:35/v:65 n. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another v. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle v. remove with or as if with a ladle Source: ecdict

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