An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.

An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon.

A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful.

(slang) An oar.

(fishing) A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a tablespoon.

(dentistry, informal) A spoon excavator.

(US, military) A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger.

(slang) A metaphoric unit of finite physical and mental energy available for daily activities, especially in the context of living with chronic illness or disability.

To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.

(transitive or intransitive, informal, of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.

(tennis, golf, croquet) To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.

(intransitive) To fish with a concave spoon bait.

(transitive) To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.

Alternative form of spoom