1syllable
spooned
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Definitions ofspooned
1verb
- To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
1verb
- To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
Example: "Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate."
- To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
- (of persons) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
- To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
- To fish with a concave spoon bait.
- To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait.
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