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Definition of scoop:
- A beat.
- A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.
- A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.
- A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
- A spoon- shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
- A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
- The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.
- To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.
- To get a scoop, or a beat, on ( a rival).
- To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.
- To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.
Synonyms:
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Usage examples:
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You will scoop up several hundred dry batteries, but don't mind them; they are probably spoiled.
- "The River and I", John G. Neihardt. -
The Salvation Army girl gave her a long, steady scrutiny from under the scoop of her bonnet.
- "Out of the Air", Inez Haynes Irwin. -
It is comparatively easy to paddle a canoe if you only remember to scoop toward you.
- "Cobb's Bill-of-Fare", Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb.