scoop
scoop/skuːp/
noun
- 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'synonyms: spoon, ladle, dipper, bailer
- a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals.'reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops'synonyms: exclusive (story), inside story, exposé, revelation, coup, the latest
- an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
verb
- pick up and move (something) with a scoop.'I scooped the grain into the bag'
- publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster).'time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures'
- (in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento.'she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases'
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a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder: a measuring scoop, an ice-cream scoop.
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.
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 hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle noun the quantity a scoop will hold
Scoop definition: a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
scoop · 1[countable] a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl, used for picking up substances in powder form like flour, or for serving food like ice cream.
a : a kitchen tool like a spoon that has a usually thick handle and a deep bowl for taking something from a container. an ice-cream scoop. a flour scoop.
a large, deep spoon for lifting and moving an amount of something, or the amount that can be held in it: an ice cream scoop. a scoop of ice cream ...
[countable] a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl, used for picking up substances in powder form like flour, or for serving food like ice cream.
Scoop Definition · To take up or out with or as with a scoop. · To empty by bailing. · To dig (out); hollow (out) · To make by digging out. · To gather (in or ...