spoon
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Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A small tool with a handle and a rounded hollow end, used for eating, stirring or serving food.
She stirred the soup with a long wooden spoon.
There are no clean spoons left in the drawer.
He tapped his spoon against the glass to get attention.
The baby can already hold a spoon by himself.
Common collocations: a wooden spoon · a silver spoon · stir with a spoon · eat with a spoon · a spoon and fork
Part of: Kitchen utensils, Restaurants, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- B2
To move soft or liquid food from one place to another using a spoon.
Spoon the sauce over the fish just before serving.
She spooned yoghurt into two small bowls for breakfast.
He spooned the last of the jam onto warm bread.
Common collocations: spoon the sauce over · spoon into a bowl · spoon out the mixture
Part of: Kitchen utensils, Cooking