Meaning of spoon In English

• 0 an object consisting of a round, hollow part and a handle, used for mixing, serving, and eating food

  • a soup spoon

  • a teaspoon

  • a couple of spoons of sauce

• 1 to move something, especially food, using a spoon:

  • He spooned the mush into the baby's open mouth.

  • Spoon a little sauce over the fish.

• 2 (of two people) to lie with their bodies against each other, facing the same direction; to lie against someone with your body facing in the same direction as theirs:

  • "I saw them spooning on the beach," she added, rather wistfully.

  • Spoon her and let her fall asleep in your arms.

• 3 a utensil that is a small, flat bowl with a handle, used for mixing, serving, and eating food:

  • a wooden cooking spoon

  • a silver baby spoon