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Meaning of spoon

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  spoon
      n 1: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and
           a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
      2: as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"
         [syn: {spoon}, {spoonful}]
      3: formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
      v 1: scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the
           roast"
      2: snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back
         of the others [syn: {smooch}, {spoon}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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