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   Scoop

   /sko͞op/

   

   noun

   • 1. a utensil resembling a spoon, with a long handle and a deep bowl, used for removing powdered, granulated, or semisolid substances (such as ice cream) 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?”"

   verb

   • 1. pick up and move (something) with a scoop: "Philip began to scoop grain into his 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 radio or television station): informal "time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures"

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCOOP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   scoop noun (NEWS) [ C ] a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others: The paper managed to secure a major scoop and broke the scandal to the world. [ S ] informal. the latest information about something: Talk to his friends to get the scoop on his love life.

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › scoopScoop - definition of scoop by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop. b. 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. c. A ladle; a dipper. d. An implement for bailing water from a boat.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scoopScoop - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. 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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCOOP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 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. Synonyms: ladle, bailer, spoon, dipper More Synonyms of scoop. A scoop of food is the amount that a scoop will hold. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSCOOP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscoop noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of scoop noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionscoop verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Word Origin. See scoop in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: scoop. Definition of scoop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.