Provided lavishly, with "out"

• Scooped (out)
• Served the soup
• Served soup, say
• Served the soup, in a way
• Served, as punch
• Dipped out, as punch
• Worked in a soup kitchen
• Boy initiated and carried out some spooning

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vb. (en-past of: ladle )