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spoon
(spo͞on)n.
1. A utensil consisting of a small, shallow bowl on a handle, used in preparing, serving, or eating food.
2. Something similar to this utensil or its bowl, as:
a. A shiny, curved, metallic fishing lure.
b. A paddle or an oar with a curved blade.
3. Sports A three wood golf club.
v. spooned, spoon·ing, spoons
v.tr.
1. To lift, scoop up, or carry with or as if with a spoon.
2. Sports & Games To shove or scoop (a ball) into the air.
3. Informal To lie down behind and against (another person) so that both bodies face the same direction with the knees drawn up slightly like nested spoons.
v.intr.
1. To fish with a spoon lure.
2. Sports & Games To give a ball an upward scoop.
3. Informal To lie down with another person so that both bodies face the same direction with the knees drawn up slightly like spoons nested in each other.
4. Informal To engage in amorous behavior, such as kissing or caressing.
[Middle English, from Old English spōn, chip of wood.]
spoon′a·ble adj.
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spoon
(spuːn)n
1. (Cookery) 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
2. (Angling) 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
3. (Golf) golf a former name for a No. 3 wood
4. informal a foolish or useless person
5. wooden spoon Brit another name for booby prize
6. (Rowing) rowing a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water. Compare spade14
7. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth to inherit wealth or social standing
vb
8. (Cookery) (tr) to scoop up or transfer (food, liquid, etc) from one container to another with or as if with a spoon
9. (intr) slang old-fashioned to kiss and cuddle
10. to hollow out (a cavity or spoon-shaped bowl) (in something)
11. (Ball Games, other than specified) sport to hit (a ball) with a weak lifting motion, as in golf, cricket, etc
[Old English spōn splinter; related to Old Norse spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German spān]
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spoon
(spun)n.
1. a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
2. any of various implements, objects, or parts resembling or suggesting this.
3. a spoonful.
4. a fishing lure consisting of a bright spoon-shaped piece of metal.
5. Older Use. (in golf) the third of a set of four woods, used for hitting long, high drives from the fairway.
v.t. 6. to eat with, take up, or transfer in or as if in a spoon.
7. to hollow out or shape like a spoon.
8.
v.i. a. to push or shove (a ball) with a lifting motion, as in golf.
b. to hit (a ball) up in the air, as in cricket.
9. Informal. to show affection or love, esp. in an openly sentimental way.
10. to spoon a ball.
11. to fish with a spoon.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English spōn chip, splinter, c. Middle Low German, Old High German spān, Old Norse spōnn, spānn]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
spoon
- runcible spoon - A three-pronged fork curved like a spoon and used as a serving utensil.
- cochleare - A spoon or spoonful of a medical prescription.
- spoon bread - Soft cornbread served with a spoon; it is also called egg bread or butter bread.
- toe - The outer edge of a spoon.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
spoon
Past participle: spooned
Gerund: spooning
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| Noun | 1. |  spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up foodcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) eating utensil, cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating food dessert spoon - a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon runcible spoon - a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear soup spoon, soupspoon - a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup sugar shell, sugar spoon - a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell tablespoon - a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving tea maker - a covered spoon with perforations teaspoon - a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram wooden spoon - a spoon made of wood |
| 2. |  spoon - as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 3. | spoon - formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | |
| Verb | 1. | spoon - scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the roast" |
| 2. | spoon - snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others |
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spoon
verbInformal. To engage in kissing, caressing, and other amorous behavior:
Slang: make out.
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Translations
مِلء المِلْعَقَهمِلْعَقَةمِلْعَقَهيَغْرُف بِمِلْعَقَه
lžícelžičkakrmit lžící
skeskefuldputte
kulero
lusikas
چمچهقاشق
lusikka
चम्मच
žlicakašika
kanálkanalaz
matskeiîskeiðskeiîspúnntaka upp meî skeiî, ausa
スプーン
숟가락
coclearium
šaukštassemti šaukštumaitinti šaukštuperdėm globotipilti šaukštu
ēdamkarotekarotesmelt ar karotisoup-spoontējkarote
lingură
žlica
sked
ช้อน
kaşıkkaşık dolusukaşıkla almak/vermek
ложка
thìa
spoon
[spuːn]A. N
1. (gen) → cuchara f; (= teaspoon) → cucharita f
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth → nacer de pie, nacer con un pan debajo del brazo
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth → nacer de pie, nacer con un pan debajo del brazo
2. (= spoonful) → cucharada f
B. VT (also spoon out) to spoon sth onto a plate → echar cucharadas de algo en un plato
C. VI (o.f.) → acariciarse amorosamente, besuquearse
spoon out VT + ADV = spoon B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spoon
[ˈspuːn] n (= spoonful) → cuillerée fspoon-feed [ˈspuːnfiːd] vt
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spoon
vt → löffeln
vi (dated inf) → schmusen, poussieren (dated inf)
spoon
:spoon bait
n (Angling) → Blinker m
spoonbill
n → Löffler m, → Löffelreiher m
spoon chisel
n (Tech) → Hohlmeißel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spoon
[spuːn]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spoon
(spuːn) noun1. an instrument shaped like a shallow bowl with a handle for lifting food (especially soup or pudding) to the mouth, or for stirring tea, coffee etc. a teaspoon/soup-spoon.
2. a spoonful.
verb to lift or scoop up with a spoon. She spooned food into the baby's mouth.
ˈspoonful noun the amount held by a spoon. three spoonfuls of sugar.
ˈspoon-feed – past tense, past participle ˈspoon-fed – verb1. to feed with a spoon.
2. to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
spoon
→ مِلْعَقَة lžíce ske Löffel κουτάλι cuchara lusikka cuiller žlica cucchiaio スプーン 숟가락 lepel skje łyżka colher ложка sked ช้อน kaşık thìa 调羹Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
spoon
n. cuchara.
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