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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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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.
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.
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.
scoop definition: to remove something from a container using a spoon, your curved hands, etc.: . Learn more.
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 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.
1. a ladle or ladlelike utensil, esp. a small shovel with a short handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc. 2. a utensil composed of a bowl attached to a handle, for dishing out ice cream or other soft foods. 3. the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc. 4. the quantity held or taken up in a scoop.
If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or round them and quickly move them there. 2. If you scoop something from a container, you remove it with something such as a spoon.
Definition of scoop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Scoop Definition. Any of various utensils shaped like a small shovel or a ladle. A thick-handled cuplike utensil for dispensing balls of ice cream or other semisoft food, often having a sweeping band in the cup that is levered by the thumb to free the contents. A ladle; a dipper.
