Spoon

/spuːn/

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.

verb

  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.

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