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- Dictionaryscoop/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
- 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
verb
- 1. pick up and move (something) with a scoop: "I scooped the grain into the bag"
- 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"
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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.
1. a. : a large ladle. b. : a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling. c. : a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food. d. : 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 ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc. a utensil composed of a palm-sized hollow hemisphere attached to a horizontal handle, for dishing out ice cream or other soft foods.
a hollow concave shape made by removing something. synonyms: pocket. see more. noun. a large ladle. “he used a scoop to serve the ice cream” see more. verb. take out or up with or as if with a scoop. “ scoop the sugar out of the container” synonyms: lift out, scoop out, scoop up, take up. see more. noun.
a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder: a measuring scoop. an ice-cream scoop. Carolyn Taylor Photography/Stockbyte/GettyImages. [ C ] the amount held by a scoop: Just one scoop of mashed potatoes for me, please. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Kitchen utensils. bain-marie.
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.
Define scoop. scoop synonyms, scoop pronunciation, scoop translation, English dictionary definition of scoop. scoop left to right: flour and ice-cream scoops n. 1. a. A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop. b.
scoop something (+ adv./prep.) to move or lift something with a scoop or something like a scoop. She scooped ice cream into their bowls. First, scoop a hole in the soil. Scoop out the melon flesh.
Definition of scoop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SCOOP definition: 1. to remove something from a container using a spoon, your curved hands, etc: 2. a large, deep…. Learn more.
