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scoop

[ skoop ]

noun

  1. a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
  2. a utensil composed of a palm-sized hollow hemisphere attached to a horizontal handle, for dishing out ice cream or other soft foods.
  3. a hemispherical portion of food as dished out by such a utensil:

    two scoops of chocolate ice cream.

  4. the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc.
  5. Surgery. a spoonlike apparatus for removing substances or foreign objects from the body.
  6. a hollow or hollowed-out place.
  7. the act of ladling, dipping, dredging, etc.
  8. the quantity held in a ladle, dipper, shovel, bucket, etc.
  9. Journalism. a news item, report, or story first revealed in one paper, magazine, newscast, etc.; beat.
  10. Informal. news, information, or details, especially as obtained from experience or an immediate source:

    What's the scoop on working this machine?

  11. a gathering to oneself or lifting with the arms or hands.
  12. Informal. a big haul, as of money.
  13. Television, Movies. a single large floodlight shaped like a flour scoop.


verb (used with object)

  1. to take up or out with or as if with a scoop.
  2. to empty with a scoop.
  3. to form a hollow or hollows in.
  4. to form with or as if with a scoop.
  5. 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.

  6. 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)

  1. to remove or gather something with or as if with a scoop:

    to scoop with a ridiculously small shovel.

scoop

/ ː /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a utensil with a long handle and round bowl used for dispensing liquids
  3. 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
  4. anything that resembles a scoop in action, such as the bucket on a dredge
  5. a spoonlike surgical instrument for scraping or extracting foreign matter, etc, from the body
  6. the quantity taken up by a scoop
  7. the act of scooping, dredging, etc
  8. a hollow cavity
  9. slang.
    a large quick gain, as of money
  10. a news story reported in one newspaper before all the others; an exclusive
  11. any sensational piece of news
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. often foll by up to take up and remove (an object or substance) with or as if with a scoop
  2. often foll by out to hollow out with or as if with a scoop

    to scoop a hole in a hillside

  3. to win (a prize, award, or large amount of money)
  4. to beat (rival newspapers) in uncovering a news item
  5. sport to hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scoop1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English scope < Middle Dutch ō; (v.) Middle English scopen, derivative of the noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scoop1

C14: via Middle Dutch ō from Germanic; compare Old High German scephan to ladle, German schöpfen, Schaufel shovel , Dutch schoep vessel for baling
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Example Sentences

With a large slotted metal spatula, she scooped each crispy piece out and onto a platter lined with paper towels.

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When Jeffrey Goldberg published a bombshell story outlining how some of the most senior US officials had mistakenly shared sensitive information with him, he obtained the biggest scoop of the year.

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