Definition of spoon
1a : an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handleb : spoonful two spoons of sugar
2 : something (such as a tool or fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape
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Examples of spoon in a Sentence
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
Origin and Etymology of spoon
Middle English, from Old English spōn splinter, chip; akin to Old High German spān splinter, chip
First Known Use: 14th century
spoon
Definition of spoon
transitive verb
: to take up and usually transfer in a spoon
intransitive verb
1 : to nestle close together while lying down with one person facing the back of another
2 [perh. from the Welsh custom of an engaged man's presenting his fiancée with an elaborately carved wooden spoon] : to make love by caressing, kissing, and talking amorously : neck
Examples of spoon in a Sentence
She spooned the gravy onto her potatoes.
He spooned the ice cream into a bowl.
1715
First Known Use of spoon
1715
SPOON Defined for English Language Learners
spoon
playDefinition of spoon for English Language Learners
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: an eating or cooking tool that has a small shallow bowl attached to a handle
spoon
Definition of spoon for English Language Learners
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: to move or pick up (food) with a spoon
SPOON Defined for Kids
Definition of spoon for Students
: an eating and cooking utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl with a handle
Definition of spoon for Students
spooned
;spooning
: to take up in or as if in a spoon
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