la·dle

(lād′l)

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)

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

(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.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English hlædel. See lade, -le]

la′dler, n.

ladle

Past participle: ladled
Gerund: ladling

Imperative
ladle
ladle

Present
I ladle
you ladle
he/she/it ladles
we ladle
you ladle
they ladle

Preterite
I ladled
you ladled
he/she/it ladled
we ladled
you ladled
they ladled

Present Continuous
I am ladling
you are ladling
he/she/it is ladling
we are ladling
you are ladling
they are ladling

Present Perfect
I have ladled
you have ladled
he/she/it has ladled
we have ladled
you have ladled
they have ladled

Past Continuous
I was ladling
you were ladling
he/she/it was ladling
we were ladling
you were ladling
they were ladling

Past Perfect
I had ladled
you had ladled
he/she/it had ladled
we had ladled
you had ladled
they had ladled

Future
I will ladle
you will ladle
he/she/it will ladle
we will ladle
you will ladle
they will ladle

Future Perfect
I will have ladled
you will have ladled
he/she/it will have ladled
we will have ladled
you will have ladled
they will have ladled

Future Continuous
I will be ladling
you will be ladling
he/she/it will be ladling
we will be ladling
you will be ladling
they will be ladling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ladling
you have been ladling
he/she/it has been ladling
we have been ladling
you have been ladling
they have been ladling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ladling
you will have been ladling
he/she/it will have been ladling
we will have been ladling
you will have been ladling
they will have been ladling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ladling
you had been ladling
he/she/it had been ladling
we had been ladling
you had been ladling
they had been ladling

Conditional
I would ladle
you would ladle
he/she/it would ladle
we would ladle
you would ladle
they would ladle

Past Conditional
I would have ladled
you would have ladled
he/she/it would have ladled
we would have ladled
you would have ladled
they would have ladled

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another dipper - 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" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	ladle - remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" lade, laden 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"

ladle

noun

1. spoon, scoop, dipper Using a ladle, baste the chicken with the sauce.

verb

1. serve, dish out, dish up, scoop out She ladled out steaming soup.

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ladle

verb

To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it:

bail, dip, lade, scoop (up).

Translations

مَغْرَفَةٌمِغْرَفَهيَغْرُف

naběračkanalítsběračka

øserøseske

Schöpfkelle Schöpflöffel Kelle Schöpfer

κουτάλα

cucharón cazo

kauha

louche

kuhačazaimača

merőkanál

ausa

mestolo servire con il mestolo travasare col mestolo distribuire a piene mani

お玉

국자

išpilstytipasemtipilstytisamtissemti

pavārnīcasmeļamais kausssmelt ar kausu

kutlačaкутлача

slev

ทัพพี

kepçekepçeyle almak/dağıtmak

muỗng

杓子用勺子舀长柄勺子

ladle

[ˈleɪdl]

A. N (Culin) → cazo m, cucharón m

B. VT (also ladle out) → servir con cucharón

ladle out VT + ADV (fig) [+ money, advice] → repartir generosamente

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ladle

[ˈleɪd^əl]

n → louche f

vt
"Plenty left," he said, ladling the soup into bowls → "Il en reste plein", dit-il en versant des louches de soupe dans les bols.
He ladled the yellow, spicy rice on to her plate → Il lui servit une platée de riz jaune épicé.

ladle out

vt sep

[+ food] → servir à la louche; [+ drink] → servir à la louche

(pejorative) [+ subsidies, advice] → déverser
the knowledge that is ladled out daily in schools → le savoir qui est déversé quotidiennement dans les écoleslad mag n → magazine m pour hommes

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ladle

n → (Schöpf- or Suppen)kelle f, → Schöpflöffel m

vt → schöpfen; he’s ladling money into the business → er steckt or pumpt massenhaft Geld in das Geschäft

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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

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 noun

two ladlefuls of soup.

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

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Mary did look up, and she did stare at me: the ladle with which she was basting a pair of chickens roasting at the fire, did for some three minutes hang suspended in air; and for the same space of time John's knives also had rest from the polishing process: but Mary, bending again over the roast, said only -

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The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arm; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.

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The first to captivate and take his fancy were the pots, out of which he would have very gladly helped himself to a moderate pipkinful; then the wine skins secured his affections; and lastly, the produce of the frying-pans, if, indeed, such imposing cauldrons may be called frying-pans; and unable to control himself or bear it any longer, he approached one of the busy cooks and civilly but hungrily begged permission to soak a scrap of bread in one of the pots; to which the cook made answer, "Brother, this is not a day on which hunger is to have any sway, thanks to the rich Camacho; get down and look about for a ladle and skim off a hen or two, and much good may they do you."

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In her left hand she has a little heavy Dutch watch; in her right she wields a ladle for the sauerkraut and pork.

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And we have a very old silver spoon, round in the bowl like a little ladle, and marked with the same castle.

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She was about to say, "I never knew you could speak!" when a metallic voice that seemed to come from the ladle at the well remarked to the elm, "I suppose it is a bit coldish up there?" and the elm replied, "Not particularly, but you do get numb standing so long on one leg," and he flapped his arms vigorously just as the cabmen do before they drive off.

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Already several of the guests were lying down in the dishes, and the soup ladle was walking up the table towards Alice's chair, and beckoning to her impatiently to get out of its way.

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