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.