ladle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
Types & categories
- vessel hypernym
- dipper hyponym
- scoop hyponym
- soup ladle hyponym
Parts & wholes
- handle part meronym
Related & opposite
- ladle derivation
Sense 2 verb
put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
ladle soup into the bowl
Types & categories
- put hypernym
Related & opposite
- ladle derivation
Sense 3 verb
remove with or as if with a ladle
ladle the water out of the bowl
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ladle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | handle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vessel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dipper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scoop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soup ladle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ladle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slop |