spoon

/spuːn//spun/

noun

1
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
2
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
3
A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
4
A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern three wood.
5
An oar.
6
A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
7
A spoon excavator.
8
A simpleton, a spooney.
9
A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.
10
A metaphoric unit of energy available to cope with problems.

1
To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
“Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.”
2
To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
3
(of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
4
To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
5
To fish with a concave spoon bait.
6
To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.

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