1. A piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir, serve or take up food
   "She stirred her coffee with a spoon"
    
2. As much as a spoon will hold
   "he added two spoons of sugar";
   - spoonful
    
3. Formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
   "The golfer selected a spoon for his approach shot to the green"
    
4. (fishing) a type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a table spoon
   "The angler caught a large trout using a silver spoon lure"

1. Scoop up or take up with a spoon
   "spoon the sauce over the roast"
    
2. Snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back of the others
   "The couple spooned while sleeping"
    
3. [archaic] Kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
   "The teenagers were spooning in the back seat";
   - neck [informal], make out [informal], pash [Austral, NZ, informal], smooch [informal], snog [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: spooning, spoons, spooned

Type of: container, containerful, cutlery, eating utensil, pet, remove, take, take away, withdraw, wood

Encyclopedia: Spoon, Mark