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scoop
[skoop]
noun
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 hemispherical portion of food as dished out by such a utensil.
two scoops of chocolate ice cream.
the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc.
Surgery.a spoonlike apparatus for removing substances or foreign objects from the body.
a hollow or hollowed-out place.
the act of ladling, dipping, dredging, etc.
the quantity held in a ladle, dipper, shovel, bucket, etc.
Journalism.a news item, report, or story first revealed in one paper, magazine, newscast, etc.; beat.
Informal.news, information, or details, especially as obtained from experience or an immediate source.
What's the scoop on working this machine?
a gathering to oneself or lifting with the arms or hands.
Informal.a big haul, as of money.
Television, Movies.a single large floodlight shaped like a flour scoop.
verb (used with object)
to take up or out with or as if with a scoop.
to empty with a scoop.
to form a hollow or hollows in.
to form with or as if with a scoop.
to get the better of (other publications, newscasters, etc.) by obtaining and publishing or broadcasting a news item, report, or story first.
They scooped all the other dailies with the story of the election fraud.
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.
verb (used without object)
to remove or gather something with or as if with a scoop.
to scoop with a ridiculously small shovel.
scoop
/ ː /
noun
a utensil used as a shovel or ladle, esp a small shovel with deep sides and a short handle, used for taking up flour, corn, etc
a utensil with a long handle and round bowl used for dispensing liquids
a utensil with a round bowl and short handle, sometimes with a mechanical device to empty the bowl, for serving ice cream or mashed potato
anything that resembles a scoop in action, such as the bucket on a dredge
a spoonlike surgical instrument for scraping or extracting foreign matter, etc, from the body
the quantity taken up by a scoop
the act of scooping, dredging, etc
a hollow cavity
slanga large quick gain, as of money
a news story reported in one newspaper before all the others; an exclusive
any sensational piece of news
verb
(often foll by up) to take up and remove (an object or substance) with or as if with a scoop
(often foll by out) to hollow out with or as if with a scoop
to scoop a hole in a hillside
to win (a prize, award, or large amount of money)
to beat (rival newspapers) in uncovering a news item
sport to hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air
Other 51Թ Forms
- scooper noun
- outscoop verb (used with object)
- underscoop verb (used with object)
- unscooped adjective
- ˈǴDZ noun
- ˈǴDZˌڳܱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scoop1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scoop1
Example Sentences
Duckett liberally sprinkled runs to all angles, with his innings full of nifty reverse sweeps, deft cuts and clever scoops.
The naturalist's latest documentary Ocean With David Attenborough showed new footage of a bottom trawling net bulldozing through silt on the seafloor and scooping up species indiscriminately.
Buttler, who has said he was drained by the end of his captaincy at the Champions Trophy, took 12 from his first 11 balls before playing an outrageous reverse scoop to Andre Russell's seam.
I was done scooping the litter, lint-rolling hair from my clothes and booking expensive cat condos when we took holidays.
In a significant retrenchment, media mogul Byron Allen has retained investment banking firm Moelis & Co. to sell his network-affiliate television stations after spending more than $1 billion to scoop up outlets in smaller markets.
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