noun1. 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. 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 a former name for a No. 3 wood
4. informal, derogatory a foolish person
5. wooden spoon
6. rowing a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water
Compare spade1 (sense 4) 7. be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
verb8. (transitive) to scoop up or transfer (food, liquid, etc) from one container to another with or as if witha spoon
9. (intransitive) slang, old-fashioned to kiss and cuddle
10. to hollow out (a cavity or spoon-shaped bowl) (in something)
11. sport to hit (a ball) with a weak lifting motion, as in golf, cricket, etc
Word origin
Old English
spōn splinter; related to Old Norse
spōnn spoon, chip, Old High German
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