2scoop verb
scoops; scooped; scoop·ing [+ obj] 1 a : to pick up and move (something) with a scoop, a spoon, etc.
▪ She has a job scooping ice cream. ▪ He scooped flour into the bowl. ▪ A backhoe was scooping dirt from the hole. ▪ The children scooped handfuls of marbles from the pile. — often + out ▪ Cut the melon in half and scoop the seeds out. ▪ He scooped out the leaves from the pool with the net.
b : to pick up (something or someone) in one quick, continuous motion
▪ He scooped the dice off the table and rolled again. — often + up ▪ She quickly scooped up her child. ▪ The shortstop scooped the ball up and threw it to first base. 2 : to make (a hole, hollow, etc.) by using a scoop, spoon, etc.
▪ Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling. — often + out ▪ The mother turtle scoops [=digs] out a hollow in the sand and lays her eggs in it. ▪ a lake that was scooped out by glaciers long ago 3 : to report a news story before (any other newspaper, news program, etc.)
▪ The city's biggest newspaper got scooped by a weekly paper that released the story a full day before. 4 Brit, informal : to win (something, such as a large prize or reward)
▪ He managed to scoop first place.
▪ She has a job scooping ice cream. ▪ He scooped flour into the bowl. ▪ A backhoe was scooping dirt from the hole. ▪ The children scooped handfuls of marbles from the pile. — often + out ▪ Cut the melon in half and scoop the seeds out. ▪ He scooped out the leaves from the pool with the net.
b : to pick up (something or someone) in one quick, continuous motion
▪ He scooped the dice off the table and rolled again. — often + up ▪ She quickly scooped up her child. ▪ The shortstop scooped the ball up and threw it to first base.
▪ Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling. — often + out ▪ The mother turtle scoops [=digs] out a hollow in the sand and lays her eggs in it. ▪ a lake that was scooped out by glaciers long ago
▪ The city's biggest newspaper got scooped by a weekly paper that released the story a full day before.
▪ He managed to scoop first place.
scoop up [phrasal verb]
scoop up (something) or scoop (something) up informal : to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way
▪ Customers scooped up [=scarfed up] the free samples. — see also 2scoop 1b (above)
▪ Customers scooped up [=scarfed up] the free samples. — see also 2scoop 1b (above)
— scoop·er noun, plural scoop·ers [count]
▪ an ice-cream scooper
▪ an ice-cream scooper
