scoop

Syllabification: (scoop)

Pronunciation: /sko͞op/

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Definition of scoop

noun

1a 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.
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 spoonlike surgical instrument.
a quantity taken up by a scoop:an apple pie with scoops of ice cream on top

2 informal a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals.
(the scoop) North American the latest information about something.

verb

[with object]

1pick 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
pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid movement:he laughed and scooped her up in his arms

2 informal publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or radio or television station).

Derivatives

scooper
scoopful

Origin:

Middle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schōpe 'waterwheel bucket'; from a West Germanic base meaning 'draw water'; related to the verb shape

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