Sekirov Dictionary

spoon

/spuːn/

noun 11
verb 7
forms 3
phrases 6

noun11

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a small round cup at the end of a straight handle, used to lift soft food or soup to the mouth or a plate
- He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil. — 1594
An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.
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A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.
- While Ms. Fly was with Sharon in the kitchen, Sharon asked the defendant for a “spoon of drugs.” Defendant refused and stated that he did not know where drugs could be obtained. — 1978
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(slang) A metaphoric unit of finite physical and mental energy available for daily activities, especially in the context of living with chronic illness or disability.
- We therefore have to meticulously plan out each day with the small amount of spoons we have. Each task will cost us at least one spoon. — 2014
A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.
(US) A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.
(informal) A spoon excavator.
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(slang) An oar.
- To this class college rowing offers no attractions or place, nor are they generally looked upon by the artists of the "spoons" as a desirable addition […] — 1877
A South African shrub of the genus Spatalla.
(no longer used) A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern fairway wood.
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(figurative, no longer used) A simpleton, a spoony.
- To get all the advantages of being with men of this sort, you must know how to draw your inferences and not be a spoon who takes things literally. — 1872

verb7

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To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
- Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
(informal) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
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To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
- Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory. — 2012
(informal) To have sex in such a position.
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(old-fashioned) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
- By the light of the silvery moon, / I want to spoon, / To my honey I'll croon love's tune, […] — 1909
To fish with a concave spoon bait.
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To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
- He had with him all the tackle necessary for spooning pike. — 1888

forms

spooned · spooning · spoons

Phrases with spoon

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