<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.</li><li>a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls.</li></ul>