spoon
noun
[ spuːn ]
• an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
• a thing resembling a spoon in shape.
spoon
verb
• put (food) into or on something with a spoon.
• "Rosie spooned sugar into her mug"
• (of two people) behave in an amorous way; kiss and cuddle.
• "I saw them spooning on the beach"
• hit (a ball) up into the air with a soft or weak stroke.
• "he spooned his shot high over the bar"
Origin:
Old English spōn ‘chip of wood’, of Germanic origin; related to German Span ‘shaving’. spoon (sense 1 of the noun) is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th century.
