Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th edition

spoon noun, verb

BrE /spun/
NAmE /spun/
noun

1 a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl at the end, used for stirring, serving and
eating food
a soup spoon
a wooden spoon
Remove the onion from the oil with a slotted spoon.
see also dessertspoon, greasy spoon, tablespoon, teaspoon

2 = spoonful
see born with a silver spoon in your mouth at born
verb
~ sth + adv./prep.
to lift and move food with a spoon
She spooned the sauce over the chicken pieces.

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