scoop

scoop
I UK [skuːp] / US [skup] verb [transitive]
Word forms "scoop":
present tense I/you/we/they scoop he/she/it scoops present participle scooping past tense scooped past participle scooped
1) to dig something out or pick it up using something such as a spoon or your curved hand

He scooped some water from the stream.

Carefully scoop out the pulp with a small spoon.

2) mainly journalism to earn or win something

Advisors will scoop fees of up to one million pounds.

3) informal to publish or broadcast an exciting or important news story before anyone else does
Phrasal verbs:
II UK [skuːp] / US [skup] noun [countable]
Word forms "scoop":
singular scoop plural scoops
1)
a) a tool like a spoon with a deep round part, used for measuring or serving various substances

a metal ice cream scoop

b) an amount of something that a scoop holds
scoop of:

Use two scoops of coffee and a cup of water.

2)
a) informal an exciting or important news story that one news organization publishes or broadcasts before anyone else
get the scoop:

eager reporters scrambling to get the scoop on the latest royal scandal

b) mainly American spoken the most recent information about someone or something, especially something personal or private

Did you get the inside scoop on their divorce?


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Scoop — Scoop, n. [OE. scope, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa, akin to D. schop a shovel, G. sch[ u]ppe, and also to E. shove. See {Shovel}.] 1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scoop´er — scoop «skoop», noun, verb. –n. 1. a tool like a shovel, but having a short handle and a deep hollow part for dipping out or shoveling up and carrying loose materials: a) a kitchen utensil to take up flour, sugar, and the like. b) a large ladle.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • scoop — [sko͞op] n. [ME scope < MDu schope, bailing vessel, schoppe, a shovel, akin to Ger schöpfen, to dip out, create] 1. any of various utensils shaped like a small shovel or a ladle; specif., a) a kitchen utensil used to take up sugar, flour, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • Scoop — Scoop, v. t. to report a story first, before (a rival); to get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival); used commonly in the passive; as, we were scooped. Also used in certain situations in scientific research, when one scientist or team of scientists… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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