SPOON


Meaning of SPOON in English

I. spoon 1 S3 /spuːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Language: Old English ; Origin: spon 'piece of wood split off' ]

1 . an object that you use for eating, cooking, or serving food. It has a small bowl-shaped part and a long handle

2 . a ↑ spoonful

spoon of

two spoons of sugar

⇨ be born with a silver spoon in your mouth at ↑ born 2 (8), ⇨ ↑ dessertspoon , ↑ greasy spoon , ↑ soup spoon , ↑ wooden spoon

II. spoon 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition]

to move food with a spoon

spoon something into/over/onto something

Spoon the mixture carefully into the bowls.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.