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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spoon /spun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an object used in eating, stirring, measuring, etc., made up of a small, shallow bowl with a handle:She picked up a spoon and stirred her tea.
- an object or part resembling or suggesting this.
- a spoonful:I'll take two spoons of sugar with my tea, please.
v. [~ + object] - to eat with a spoon:He spooned some ice cream into his mouth.
Idioms- Idioms born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born wealthy.
spoon•ful, n. [countable], pl. -fuls. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spoon (spo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- SportAlso 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.
- SportAlso 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.
- Militarya 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.
- 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.
v.t. - to eat with, take up, or transfer in or as in a spoon.
- to hollow out or shape like a spoon.
- Sport[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 Termsto show affection or love toward by kissing and caressing, esp. in an openly sentimental manner.
v.i. - Informal Termsto show affection or love by kissing and caressing, esp. in an openly sentimental manner.
- Sport[Games.]to spoon a ball.
- Sport[Angling.]to fish with a spoon.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English spōn; cognate with Low German spon, German Span chip, Old Norse spōnn; akin to Greek sphé̄n wedge
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spoon /spuːn/ n - 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
- a former name for a No. 3 wood
- a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water
- be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth ⇒ to inherit wealth or social standing
vb - (transitive) to scoop up or transfer (food, liquid, etc) from one container to another with or as if with a spoon
- (intransitive) slang old-fashioned to kiss and cuddle
- to hit (a ball) with a weak lifting motion, as in golf, cricket, etc
Etymology: Old English spōn splinter; related to Old Norse spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German spān |