scoop
/skup/
verb
- To pick up or move something with a scoop or a similar motion.
- She scooped up the fallen leaves with her hands.
- He scooped the popcorn into a bowl.
- The child scooped sand into a bucket.
- To lift or gather something quickly and often in a single motion.
- The dog scooped up the treat in one bite.
- He scooped the papers off the desk and stuffed them into his bag.
- She scooped the baby into her arms.
- To publish or broadcast a news story before a competitor.
- The blog scooped every major newspaper with the exclusive interview.
- They managed to scoop their rivals by releasing the report early.
- The local news station scooped the national networks on the story.
noun
- A tool like a large spoon or small shovel, used for picking up and moving loose or soft substances.
- The gardener grabbed a scoop to fill the pot with soil.
- He measured the coffee beans with a small scoop.
- She used an ice cream scoop to serve the dessert.
- The amount held by a scoop; a small portion of something.
- He gave each child a scoop of ice cream.
- I added two scoops of protein powder to the shake.
- She took a scoop of rice from the pot.
- An important or exciting news story that is reported first by one news organization.
- Every journalist dreams of landing a big scoop.
- The newspaper's scoop about the scandal sold thousands of copies.
- The reporter got a major scoop on the election results.
- A curved, hollow part or shape, like the front of a shovel or a spoon.
- The toy truck had a scoop that could lift sand.
- The front of the bulldozer had a large metal scoop.
- She used the scoop of the ladle to pour the soup.