Scoop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something (syn: pocket)
- a news report that is reported first by one news organization (syn: exclusive)
- the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
- a large ladle
verb
Extra examples
The story turned out to be the political scoop of the year.
She always knows the scoop.
Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.
I'd get a scoop to rival Watergate.
This machine can scoop out the soil at a very fast rate.
Tortoise scoops out a nesting place in the sand and lays its eggs in it.
Use buckets to scoop up the water.
Millie had shown a flush and scooped the kitty.
She bent down and scooped up the little dog.
Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
Time and again we have scooped our rivals.
Britain scooped the top prize in the over 50s category.
Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling.
Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh.
Halve the melon and scoop out the pulp.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: scoop
he/she/it: scoops
present participle: scooping
past tense: scooped
past participle: scooped
singular: scoop
plural: scoops
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