- a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.
- to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls.
- a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids
- a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal
- to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle