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   scoop

   /skuːp/

   noun

   • 1. a utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container: "the powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided" Similar spoonladledipperbailer
   • ▪ a short-handled deep shovel used for moving grain, coal, etc.
   • ▪ a moving bowl-shaped part of a digging machine, dredger, or other mechanism into which material is gathered.
   • ▪ a long-handled surgical instrument that resembles a spoon.
   • ▪ a quantity taken up by a scoop: "an apple pie with scoops of ice cream on top" Similar spoonfulladlefulportionlumpballinformal:dollop
   • 2. a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals: informal "reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops" Similar exclusive (story)inside storyexposérevelationcoupthe latest
   • ▪ the latest information about something: North American "‘What's the scoop, old-timer?’"
   • 3. an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.

   verb

   • 1. pick up and move (something) with a scoop: "I scooped the grain into the bag"
   • ▪ create (a hollow or hole) with or as if with a scoop: "a hole was scooped out in the floor of the dwelling" Similar hollow outgouge outdigexcavatecut outremovetake outspoon outscrape outladle outbail out
   • ▪ pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid movement: "he laughed and scooped her up in his arms" Similar pick upgather upliftsweep upcatch uptake upsnatch upgrabremoveclear awayOpposite drop
   • 2. publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster): informal "time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures"
   • ▪ win (an amount of money, a prize, or a trophy): "they scooped £250,000 on the pools"
   • 3. (in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento: "she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scooper noun
   • 2. scoopful noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does scoop mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SCOOP definition: 1. a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder…. Learn more.

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   What is a scoop in a sentence?

   • [VERB noun preposition/adverb] A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour. ...a small ice-cream scoop. A scoop of food is the amount that a scoop will hold. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream.

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   What is a scoop used for?

   • A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or flour. She gave him an extra scoop of whipped cream. A scoop is an exciting news story which is reported in one newspaper before it appears anywhere else. If you scoop out part of something, you remove it using a spoon or other tool.

   Hindi Translation of “SCOOP” | Collins English-Hindi Dictionary

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   What is a synonym for Scoop?

   • to gather up or to oneself or to put hastily by a sweeping motion of one's arms or hands: He scooped the money into his pocket. to remove or gather something with or as if with a scoop: to scoop with a ridiculously small shovel. scoop′er, n. In Lists: The Media, more... Synonyms: ladle, shovel, spoon, spoon out, dip, more...

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   a tool with a handle and a curved, open end, used to dig out and move an amount of something: an ice-cream scoop. [ C ] A scoop is also the amount held by a scoop: Just one scoop of mashed potatoes for me, please.

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   : a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging. 2. a. : the action of scooping. b. : the amount contained by a scoop. 3. a. : a hollow place : cavity. b. : a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (such as air) into a desired path.

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   SCOOP meaning: 1. a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder…. Learn more.

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   Scoop definition: a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.. See examples of SCOOP used in a sentence.

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   noun. a news report that is reported first by one news organization. “he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials” synonyms: exclusive. see more. noun. street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate.

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   A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour.

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    SCOOP definition: 1. to remove something from a container using a spoon, your curved hands, etc: 2. a large, deep…. Learn more.