1a utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container:the powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided
a short-handled deep shovel used for moving grain, coal, etc..
a moving bowl-shaped part of a digging machine, dredger, or other mechanism into which material is gathered.
a long-handled spoon-like surgical instrument.
a quantity taken up by a scoop:an apple pie with scoops of ice cream on top
2 informal a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals:reporters at the city’s three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops
(the scoop) North American the latest information about something:‘What’s the scoop, old-timer?’
3an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
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1 [with object and adverbial] pick up and move (something) with a scoop:I scooped the grain into the bag
create (a hollow or hole) with or as if with a scoop:a hole was scooped out in the floor of the dwelling
pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid movement:he laughed and scooped her up in his arms
2 [with object] informal publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster):time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures
win (an amount of money, a prize, or a trophy):they scooped £250,000 on the pools
3 [no object] (in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento:she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases
