scoop sth/sb up
— phrasal verb with scoop uk/skuːp/us/skuːp/verb [ T ]
to lift something or someone with your hands or arms in a quick movement:
She scooped the children up and ran with them to safety.
I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Raising and lowering
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike sth up
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- jack sth up
- lever
- leverage
- lower
- pick sb/sth up
- prick (sth) up
- put
- ride
- ride up
- run
- run sth up
- winch
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