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   spoon

   /spo͞on/

   noun

   • 1. an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
   • ▪ the contents of a spoon: "three spoons of sugar"
   • ▪ a pair of spoons held in the hand and beaten together rhythmically as a percussion instrument.
   • 2. a thing resembling a spoon in shape.
   • ▪ a fishing lure designed to wobble when pulled through the water.
   • ▪ an oar with a broad curved blade.
   • ▪ a club with a slightly concave wooden head. dated

   verb

   • 1. convey (food) somewhere by using a spoon: "Rosie spooned sugar into her mug"
   • 2. (of two people) behave in an amorous way; kiss and cuddle: informal, dated "I saw them spooning on the beach"
   • ▪ (of two people) lie close together sideways and front to back with bent knees, so as to fit together like spoons.
   • 3. hit (a ball) up into the air with a soft or weak stroke: "he spooned his shot high over the bar"

   Word Origin Old Englishspōn ‘chip of wood’, of Germanic origin; related to German Span ‘shaving’. spoon (sense 1 of the noun) is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th century.

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