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April 27, 2020 Word of the Day

scoop /ˈskuːp/ noun
scoop
/ˈskuːp/
noun

plural scoops

Pie with a scoop of ice cream on top
Pie with a scoop of ice cream on top
Definition of SCOOP

1 a [count] : a kitchen tool like a spoon that has a usually thick handle and a deep bowl for taking something from a container

  • an ice-cream scoop

  • a flour scoop

1 b [count] : something that is shaped like a bowl or bucket and used to pick up and move things

  • a backhoe with a large scoop

  • the scoop of a shovel [=the part of a shovel that is like a bowl]

1 c [count] : the amount of something that is held in a scoop

  • a scoop [=scoopful] of ice cream

2 [count] : a news story that is reported before other news reporters know about it

  • The story turned out to be the political scoop of the year.

3 the scoop US, informal : information about something that is currently important or happening or that is interesting to many people

  • Did you talk to him? What's the scoop? [=what did he say?; what is happening?]

  • She always knows the scoop.

  • Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.

  • I was with them when it happened, so I've got the inside scoop. [=information known only by a particular group of people]

4 [count] : the act of picking up something with a quick, continuous motion : the act of scooping something

  • With one scoop, he gathered up all the clothes on the floor.

scoopful /ˈskuːpˌfʊl/ noun, plural scoopfuls [count]

  • a scoopful [=scoop] of ice cream

  • scoopfuls of dirt

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