spoon
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 num·ber 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.
(in spoon theory) a unit of energy that, once used, must be replenished before becoming available again.
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.
Informal. to nestle in close contact with (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: He moved over and spooned her, pressing himself gently against her warm back as she slept.
Informal: Older Use. to show affection or love toward (someone) by kissing and caressing, especially in an openly sentimental manner.
Informal. (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.
Informal: 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 about 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
1Other words from spoon
- spoon·less, adjective
- spoon·like, adjective
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How to use spoon in a sentence
With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.
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Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is the only way to truly enjoy food, which is why according to Anthony's host, "God gave us hands instead of spoons."
Rick Schroeder Back when he was still known as “Ricky,” Shroder became a Hollywood star with his precocious role on Silver Spoons.
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To the strangers, also, were given the spoons and forks, but the want of them did not appear to incommode the Brazilians.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThey started out with both knives and two strong iron spoons, and the kettle.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerI asked him once why the Europeans eat with knives and forks, and spoons, instead of with their fingers, which God had given them.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThese they put into a small bag, and mephisto went back through the scullery into the back garden and hid these spoons in a bush.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadePersian tea-spoons are not as big as English, so perhaps he had not given much more than thirty times the full dose.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for spoon
/ (spuːn) /
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
(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
Origin of spoon
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with spoon
see born with a silver spoon; greasy spoon.
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