scoop

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noun

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.

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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)

un·scooped, adjective

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How to use scoop in a sentence

In New York’s competitive media market, tabloids such as the New York Post and Daily News go toe to toe for the juiciest scoops, and Mehta made an impact.
A divisive Jets reporter, accused of bullying, loses his place on the beat|Ben Strauss|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
The lander, equipped with a scoop and a drill, will collect about two kilograms of soil and small rocks, possibly from as deep as two meters below the moon’s surface, says planetary scientist Long Xiao of China University of Geosciences in Wuhan.
China is about to collect the first moon rocks since the 1970s|Lisa Grossman|December 1, 2020|Science News
Here's the scoop on Apple's latest chip, the M1, which is the first ARM-based computer chip the company is making in-house.
Apple dishes details on its new M1 chip|Corey Gaskin|November 10, 2020|Ars Technica
On election night, Twitter and Instagram will be among the first places where many top analysts and political journalists will share their scoops and insights.
14 Twitter and Instagram accounts you should follow for election news|Jeff|November 4, 2020|Fortune

His Twitter feed is a source of scoops as well as informed takes from around the election universe.
14 Twitter and Instagram accounts you should follow for election news|Jeff|November 4, 2020|Fortune
Though, it has to be said: this drone is noticeably lacking a pooper-scooper.
The Pitt-McConaughey Beer Toss, Dog-Walking Drones, and More Viral Videos|Alex Chancey|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On walking the dog: “I have a pooper-scooper, a long-handled thing with a little shovel.”
Princess Michael Says Austerity Means No Restaurants Anymore (Just Catered Dinners At Home)|Tom Sykes|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She threw herself bodily upon both scooper and pick—the latter an old fork with but one tine left.
The Madigans|Miriam Michelson

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

slang a 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

sport to 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, Schaufel shovel, Dutch schoep vessel for baling

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