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scoop
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- pronunciation:
- skup
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a utensil with a short handle and a long, deep, curved bowl, used to take up sugar, grain, or the like.
She used a large scoop to feed the dog.
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| definition 2: |
a utensil with a thick handle and a small round bowl, used to serve ice cream or the like; ladle.
In the cafeteria, the mashed potatoes are doled out with a scoop.
- similar words:
- ladle
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| definition 3: |
the quantity of food or the like that fits in such utensils.
He added another scoop of coal.The child wanted two scoops of ice cream.- similar words:
- dip
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| definition 4: |
an act of gathering or picking up with a scoop or similar implement, or with the hands and arms.
With one scoop of her arms, the child gathered up her stuffed animals. |
| definition 5: |
a hollow indentation made with or as if with a scoop.
The small scoops in the sand were still visible. |
| definition 6: |
a news item found and made known exclusively by one newspaper, television station, or the like.
Our reporters were in the area when the fire broke out and were able to get the scoop.- similar words:
- exclusive
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| related words: |
bucket, cavity, depression, news, tidings |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scoops, scooping, scooped |
| definition 1: |
to dig out, lift out, or move with or as if with a scoop.
Who will scoop the ice cream?Scoop the flour into a measuring cup.- similar words:
- dip, swoop
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| definition 2: |
to remove the contents of with or as if with a scoop; empty.
He scooped the bowl of his pipe until it was clean.- similar words:
- excavate, hollow, lade, ladle
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| definition 3: |
to gather in or pick up swiftly (often fol. by "up").
The grandmother scooped the baby into her arms.He scooped up the laundry that was scattered on the bed. |
| definition 4: |
to form (an indentation) with or as if with a scoop.
They scooped holes in the sand.- similar words:
- burrow, excavate, hole, hollow
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| definition 5: |
to make a news item known before (a competitor).
The village newspaper scooped the major dailies on that story. |
| related words: |
dig |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take away or gather in something with or as if with a scoop.
The bulldozers scooped until everything was cleared away.- similar words:
- excavate
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| related words: |
burrow, dig, hole |
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