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What is the verb for spoon?

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spoon
  1. To serve using a spoon.
  2. (intransitive, dated) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
  3. (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.
  4. (tennis, golf, croquet) To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
  5. (intransitive) To fish with a concave spoon bait.
  6. (transitive) To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. ladle, scoop, lade, serve, dip, bucket, dollop, spoon out, serve up, spoon over, dish out, dish up, bail, shovel, lift, scoop out, bail out, decant, dredge, bale, draw, dish, handle, draw out, remove, scrape, spade, take out, ladle out, scrape out, dig out, lift out, gouge out, cuddle, snuggle, embrace, hug, nuzzle, clasp, grasp, crush, canoodle, take in arms, bear hug, fold in arms, hold onto, enfold, hold, squeeze, clutch … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “She started to spoon out the stew and potatoes on to the waiting plates.”
      “In the show's opening image, the couple spoon in bed together as the alarm goes off in the morning.”
spork
  1. (transitive) To move or impale (food etc.) with a spork.
spooning
  1. present participle of spoon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ladling, scooping, lading, serving, dipping, bucketing, dolloping, spooning out, serving up, spooning over, dishing out, dishing up, bailing, shovelling, shoveling, lifting, scooping out, bailing out, dredging, drawing, dishing, baling, decanting, handling, drawing out, removing, scraping, spading, taking out, ladling out, scraping out, digging out, gouging out, lifting out, cuddling, snuggling, embracing, hugging, nuzzling, clasping, grasping, crushing, canoodling, taking in arms, holding onto, folding in arms, enfolding, holding, squeezing, clutching … more
spoon
  1. Alternative form of spoom
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ladle, scoop, lade, serve, dip, bucket, dollop, spoon out, serve up, spoon over, dish out, dish up, bail, shovel, lift, scoop out, bail out, decant, dredge, bale, draw, dish, handle, draw out, remove, scrape, spade, take out, ladle out, scrape out, dig out, lift out, gouge out, cuddle, snuggle, embrace, hug, nuzzle, clasp, grasp, crush, canoodle, take in arms, bear hug, fold in arms, hold onto, enfold, hold, squeeze, clutch … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She started to spoon out the stew and potatoes on to the waiting plates.”
      “In the show's opening image, the couple spoon in bed together as the alarm goes off in the morning.”
spoons
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ladles, scoops, lades, serves, dips, buckets, dollops, spoons out, serves up, spoons over, dishes out, dishes up, bails, shovels, lifts, scoops out, bails out, decants, draws, bales, dishes, dredges, handles, draws out, scrapes, removes, spades, ladles out, takes out, scrapes out, digs out, gouges out, lifts out, cuddles, snuggles, embraces, hugs, fold in arms, nuzzles, clasps, grasps, crushes, canoodles, holds onto, takes in arms, enfolds, holds, squeezes, clutches, embosoms … more
spooned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of spoon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ladled, scooped, laded, laden, served, dipped, bucketed, dolloped, spooned out, served up, spooned over, lift, dished out, dished up, bailed, shoveled, shovelled, lifted, scooped out, bailed out, decanted, dredged, dished, baled, handled, spaded, scraped, removed, ladled out, scraped out, dug out, lifted out, gouged out, drawn, drew, spade, taken out, took out, drew out, drawn out, cuddled, snuggled, embraced, hugged, nuzzled, clasped, grasped, crushed, canoodled, folded in arms … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The scratchy blankets were tucked around her, and Robert was spooned behind her against the wall.”
      “He got up and spooned two teaspoons of coffee into a chipped mug, and poured in water from the kettle.”
      “He quickly pointed to an orange and white mush and the nearest cook spooned it out of the tub and glopped it into one of the tray's depressions.”
sporked
  1. simple past tense and past participle of spork
sporking
  1. present participle of spork
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