soup ladle vs ladle

soup ladle and ladle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soup ladle	Yes	No	No	No
ladle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ladle is a hypernym of soup ladle; that is, ladle is a word with a broader meaning than soup ladle:

soup ladle: a ladle for serving soup
ladle: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another

soup ladle (noun)	ladle (noun)
a ladle for serving soup	a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another

soup ladle (verb)	ladle (verb)
	remove with or as if with a ladle
	put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle