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Spooned

To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.

📖 Definitions of "Spooned"

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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.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
spoonfulnoun	The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
smoochverb	(informal, ambitransitive) To kiss.
snogverb	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) To kiss passionately.
necked	(in combination) Having some specific type of neck or neckline.
volleyedverb	(sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
loftedverb	Raised above the floor, so as to allow for storage etc. underneath.
snickedverb	(cricket) To hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat, causing a slight deflection.
palmedverb	(zoology) Having or bearing a palm or palms.
mishitverb	(transitive) To incorrectly or badly hit.
flickedverb	To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
cannonedverb	(poetic) Furnished with cannon.
fizzedverb	(intransitive) To emit bubbles.
pouchedverb	Having a pouch or pouches.
skyingverb	the third studio album by British band The Horrors.
lobbedverb	(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
curledverb	curly
scuffedverb	Scratched or marked by contact with another object.
haredverb	(intransitive) To move swiftly.
snaffledverb	(transitive, informal) To grab or seize; to snap up.
strokedverb	(of a car engine) Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal

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