a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
"She used a spoon to scoop the ice cream into her cone."
formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
"The retired pro recalled playing matches with his old wooden spoon before modern irons replaced it on tour."
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
"She used a metal spoon to scoop the last bit of soup from the bowl."
In plain English: A spoon is a small bowl-shaped utensil with a handle that you use to scoop up and eat soft food or drink liquids.
"She used her spoon to scoop up some ice cream from the bowl."
Usage: Use "spoon" as the specific name of this particular eating utensil when distinguishing it from similar tools like forks or knives. When referring to the action, use the verb form only if you are describing the physical act of transferring food with that implement rather than simply serving a meal.
To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
"The old dialect dictionary lists "spoon" as an alternative spelling for "spoom.""
Alternative form of spoom
In plain English: To spoon means to eat something quickly by scooping it up with your mouth instead of using utensils.
"He spooned some soup into his bowl before sitting down to eat."
The word spoon comes from Old English spōn, which originally meant a chip or sliver of wood. It traveled into modern usage to describe the eating utensil named for its shape resembling such a wooden piece.