ladle

CEFRC1

/ˈleɪ.dəl/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large spoon with a long handle used for serving liquid food.

  2. 02

    verb

    To serve or transfer liquid food with a ladle.

Examples

  • She is holding a ladle with her left hand.

  • Ladle the soup into everyone's bowl.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈlæɪ.dəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.

  2. The float or paddle on a mill wheel.

  3. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.

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In context

  • One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.

  • The host ladled the soup into her guests' bowls.

  • The great guns ranged along the deck — each bound fast by its new breechings — with their linstocks and sponges and ladles and rammers, made no idle show of warlike strength.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).