ladle
part of speech
noun (a ladle, ladles); verb (ladle, ladles, ladled, ladling)
meaning for a pupil
1) A big deep spoon with a long handle, used to serve soup or sauce. tree →
2) (verb) To serve or move liquid with a ladle. tree →
3) (verb, informal) To give out a lot of something (ladle out praise). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the kitchen and school canteen: the cook uses a ladle to serve soup. In maths problems, each ladle holds a set amount, such as 250 millilitres. Phrases: ladle out, a ladle of soup, soup ladle.
examples
- Dad used a ladle to serve the soup. tree →
- One ladle of soup is about 250 millilitres. tree →
- She ladled hot sauce over the pasta. tree →
- The dinner lady gave each child one ladle of stew. tree →
- Be careful: the ladle is hot! tree →
- The coach ladled out praise after the win (informal). tree →
- If a pot holds 2 litres and each ladle is 200 ml, there are 10 ladles in the pot. tree →
- When the bear heard that he ran back for the kitchen ladle, to give the traitor the beating he deserved. tree →
note
Countable noun; verb is regular (ladled, ladling). Safety: hot liquid in a ladle can burn, so move slowly. For numbers: number of ladles = total amount ÷ amount per ladle (use the same units).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ladle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.