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| spoon | |
| 1. sost. cucchiaio | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| spoon | |
| 1. subst. An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. |  |
| 2. subst. An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon. | |
| 3. subst. A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful. | |
| 4. subst. (sports) A wooden-headed golf club with moderate loft, similar to the modern three wood. | |
| 5. subst. (fishing) A type of metal lure resembling the concave head of a table spoon. | |
| 6. subst. (dentistry, informal) A spoon excavator. | |
| 7. subst. (figuratively, slang) A simpleton, a spooney. | |
| 8. subst. (US, military) A safety handle on a hand grenade, a trigger. | |
| 9. v. To serve using a spoon. | |
| Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate. | |
| 10. v. (intransitive, dated) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously. | |
| 11. v. (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. | |
| 12. v. (tennis, golf, croquet) To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To fish with a concave spoon bait. | |
| 14. v. To catch by fishing with a concave spoon bait. | |
| 15. v. alternative form of spoom | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| cucchiaio | |
| 1. subst. spoon; spoonful | |
| Questo cucchiaio è per il tè. - This spoon is for tea. | |
| 2. subst. tablespoon; tablespoonful | |
| 3. subst. chip; in football. | |
