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la·dle
(lād′l)n.
A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.
tr.v. la·dled, la·dling, la·dles
To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.
[Middle English, from Old English hlædel, from hladan, to draw out, lade.]
la′dler n.
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ladle
(ˈleɪdəl)n
1. a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids: a soup ladle.
2. (Metallurgy) a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal
vb
(tr) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle
[Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out]
ˈladleˌful n
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la•dle
(ˈleɪd l)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
2. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.
v.t. 3. to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls.
la′dler, n.
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ladle
Past participle: ladled
Gerund: ladling
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| Noun | 1. |  ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to anotherdipper - a ladle that has a cup with a long handle handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" scoop - a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" soup ladle - a ladle for serving soup vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| Verb | 1. | ladle - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| 2. | ladle - remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" slop - ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate" |
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ladle
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ladle
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Translations
مَغْرَفَةٌمِغْرَفَهيَغْرُف
naběračkanalítsběračka
øserøseske
kauha
kuhačazaimača
merőkanál
ausa
お玉
국자
išpilstytipasemtipilstytisamtissemti
pavārnīcasmeļamais kausssmelt ar kausu
kutlačaкутлача
slev
ทัพพี
kepçekepçeyle almak/dağıtmak
muỗng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ladle
[ˈleɪdəl] n → louche f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ladle
n → (Schöpf- or Suppen)kelle f, → Schöpflöffel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ladle
[ˈleɪdl]1. n (Culin) → mestolo
2. vt (soup) → servire con il mestolo
ladle out vt + adv (soup) → servire con il mestolo (fig) (advice) → elargire, distribuire
to ladle out money to sb → dare un sacco di soldi a qn
to ladle out money to sb → dare un sacco di soldi a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ladle
(ˈleidl) noun a bowl-like spoon with a long handle fixed to it at right angles, for lifting out liquid from a container. a soup ladle.
verb to lift and deal out with a ladle. He ladled soup into the plates.
ˈladleful nountwo ladlefuls of soup.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ladle
→ مَغْرَفَةٌ naběračka øseske Schöpflöffel κουτάλα cucharón kauha louche zaimača mestolo お玉 국자 soeplepel øse chochla concha половник slev ทัพพี kepçe muỗng 杓子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009