spoon

[ spoon ]

/ spun /

noun

a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.

any of various implements, objects, or parts resembling or suggesting this.

a spoonful.

Also called spoon bait. Angling. a lure used in casting or trolling for fish, consisting of a bright spoon-shaped piece of metal or the like, swiveled above one or more fishhooks, and revolving as it is drawn through the water.

Also called number three wood. Golf. a club with a wooden head whose face has a greater slope than the brassie or driver, for hitting long, high drives from the fairway.

a curved piece projecting from the top of a torpedo tube to guide the torpedo horizontally and prevent it from striking the side of the ship from which it was fired.

verb (used with object)

to eat with, take up, or transfer in or as in a spoon.

to hollow out or shape like a spoon.

Games.

to push or shove (a ball) with a lifting motion instead of striking it soundly, as in croquet or golf.
to hit (a ball) up in the air, as in cricket.

to nestle in close contact with (another), as when both are lying on their sides with their knees drawn up, so that the back of one person is tucked into the front of the other, like the bowls of two spoons: He moved over and spooned her, pressing himself gently against her warm back as she slept.

Older Use. to show affection or love toward (someone) by kissing and caressing, especially in an openly sentimental manner.

verb (used without object)

(of two people) to nestle in close contact with one another, as when both are lying on their sides with their knees drawn up, the back of one person tucked into the front of the other like the bowls of two spoons: They spooned without shifting position the whole night through.

Older Use. to show affection or love by kissing and caressing, especially in an openly sentimental manner.

Games. to spoon a ball.

Angling. to fish with a spoon.

Idioms for spoon

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born into a wealthy family; having an inherited fortune: She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and never worked a day in her life.

Origin of spoon

before 900; Middle English; Old English spōn; cognate with Low German spon, German Span chip, Old Norse spōnn; akin to Greek sphḗn wedge

OTHER WORDS FROM spoon

spoon·less, adjective spoon·like, adjective

Words nearby spoon

spoofing, spook, spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoon hook, spoon nail

Example sentences from the Web for spoon

“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.

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As the song from Mary Poppins explains, “A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down.”

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After touching the glass of the fountain to ensure it's cold enough, Cuco prepares my drink with spoon and sugar.

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Not from the sugar we spoon on our cereal or into our coffee.

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In a small, lightly buttered pan over medium heat, spoon ¼-cupfuls of batter.

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Jane balanced her spoon on the brim of the shell-like cup and smiled at Mr. Scott.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905 |Various
Pour it down the side, or put it in with the help of a spoon, so as to break the fall.

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 |Various
Mash with a spoon or a potato masher, adding the salt, butter, milk and paprika.

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Penrod laid down his spoon again and moved his chair slightly back from the table.

Penrod |Booth Tarkington
In the performing of this test, a spoonful of the jelly is dipped from the pan and then poured from the spoon into the pan again.

Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 |Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for spoon

spoon

/ (spuːn) /

noun

a metal, wooden, or plastic utensil having a shallow concave part, usually elliptical in shape, attached to a handle, used in eating or serving food, stirring, etc

Also called: spoonbait an angling lure for spinning or trolling, consisting of a bright piece of metal which swivels on a trace to which are attached a hook or hooks

golf a former name for a No. 3 wood

informal a foolish or useless person

wooden spoon British another name for booby prize

rowing a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water Compare spade 1 (def. 4)

be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth to inherit wealth or social standing

verb

(tr) to scoop up or transfer (food, liquid, etc) from one container to another with or as if with a spoon

(intr) slang, old-fashioned to kiss and cuddle

to hollow out (a cavity or spoon-shaped bowl) (in something)

sport to hit (a ball) with a weak lifting motion, as in golf, cricket, etc

Word Origin for spoon

Old English spōn splinter; related to Old Norse spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German spān

Idioms and Phrases with spoon

spoon

see born with a silver spoon; greasy spoon.

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