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.
Origin of scoop
1300–50; (noun) Middle English scope<Middle Dutch schōpe; (v.) Middle English scopen, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM scoop
scooper,nounoutscoop,verb (used with object)un·der·scoop,nounun·der·scoop,verb (used with object)
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Inside the Fortune MPW Next Gen Summit|ehinchliffe|October 12, 2020|Fortune
This box also comes with five capsule covers and a scoop to transfer grinds into the pods.
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Anyone who hates having to stick their hand into coffee beans or grounds to find the scooper will get a kick out of the magnetic coffee scoop that comes with this container and sticks to the outside for easy access.
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With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Salty Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies|Ina Garten|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In stand mixer, mix cookie mix following the directions on the box, scoop 11 cookies onto baking sheet, place in oven.
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McClatchy was the winner and got the scoop, and I will live with that.
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She refuses to speak on the record about an issue because she has already guaranteed that scoop to another magazine.
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When the bucket came up with its first scoop of dirt, Metzler, the cemetery superintendent, walked over and looked at it.
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"I think there's a scoop if you want to work it," said Pinney, darkly.
The Quality of Mercy|W. D. Howells
Cut a piece off each end, so they will stand, then scoop out, leaving the skins perfect.
My Pet Recipes, Tried and True|Various
Peel the tomatoes, cut off the stem end and scoop out the core and seeds.
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The Scoop continued its interesting discussion of the poem in the issue of October 24, under a caption of “Yo-ho-ho!”
The Dead Men's Song|Champion Ingraham Hitchcock
Now Bartholemy thought he could scoop in the Spanish vessel.
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British Dictionary definitions for scoop
scoop
/ (skuːp) /
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(mainly tr)
(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 scoopto 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
sportto hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air
Derived forms of scoop
scooper, nounscoopful, noun
Word Origin for scoop
C14: via Middle Dutch schōpe from Germanic; compare Old High German scephan to ladle, German schöpfen, Schaufelshovel, Dutch schoep vessel for baling