Fill and Ladle

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Fill verb - To put into (something) as much as can be held or contained.

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Ladle is an antonym for fill.

Nearby Words: filled, filling, filler

Ladle verb - To lift out with something that holds liquid.

Usage example: the server ladled out the soup from a large tureen

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Fill is an antonym for ladle.

Nearby Words: ladling, ladled

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