English dictionary
scoop
/sk/u/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the quantity a scoop will hold
Synonyms scoopfulSource: WordNet 3.0
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a hollow concave shape made by removing something
Synonyms pocketSource: WordNet 3.0
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a news report that is reported first by one news organization
ExamplesHe got a scoop on the bribery of city officials.
Synonyms exclusiveSource: WordNet 3.0
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street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
Synonyms scoop shovelSource: WordNet 3.0
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a large ladle
ExamplesHe used a scoop to serve the ice cream.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.
Source: webster1913
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A beat.
Source: webster1913
verb
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take out or up with or as if with a scoop
ExamplesScoop the sugar out of the container.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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get the better of
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.
Source: webster1913
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To get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival).
Source: webster1913