spoon

noun

• 1an 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
• (spoons) a pair of spoons held in the hand and beaten together rhythmically as a percussion instrument.

• 2a thing resembling a spoon in shape, in particular:
• (also spoon bait) a fishing lure designed to wobble when pulled through the water.
• an oar with a broad curved blade.
• Golf, dated a club with a slightly concave wooden head.

verb

• 1 [with object and adverbial of direction] put (food) into or on something with a spoon:Rosie spooned sugar into her mug

• 2 [no object] informal, dated (of two people) behave in an amorous way; kiss and cuddle:I saw them spooning on the beach
• (of two people) lie close together sideways and front to back, so as to fit together like spoons.

• 3 [with object] hit (a ball) up into the air with a soft or weak stroke:he spooned his shot high over the bar