scoop

[US]/skuːp/
[UK]/skup/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small shovel or a small amount equal to a shovel
vt. to dig (a hole, etc.) with a shovel [spoon] or to be the first to report or obtain something, surpass

Phrases & Collocations

news scoop

ice cream scoop

to scoop up

scoop out

scoop up

Example Sentences

scoop with a small shovel

three scoops of flour

What's the scoop on the new neighbors?

scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

Getting that story was the scoop of a lifetime for the journalist.

an apple pie with scoops of ice cream on top.

Philip began to scoop grain into his polythene bag.

a hole was scooped out in the floor of the dwelling.

four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce.

I scooped up this yummy young man.

She scooped flour out of the bag.

Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please.

He scooped some ice-cream out of the tub.

We're going to need more bags and a bigger scooper for that load...

They scooped all the other dailies with the story of the election fraud.

No more pooper scooper for cleaning up dog poop !

They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter.

he laughed and scooped her up in his arms.

And he scoops some for his own wake or maybe her parasuicide or suttee.

She made a scoop with her hand and picked up what she had dropped.

Real-world Examples

Uh, one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.

Source: Travel Across America

And, boy, do I have a great scoop for him now.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

And we start today with the latest scoop from Hollywood.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Before we go, we have a scoop on a transatlantic, star-studded sports deal.

Source: Financial Times

Of course I do.I don't want that Swedish team scooping us.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

This is CNN 10 where you know we've got the scoop on shovel puns.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

Vegemite, you can't just... it's not like Nutella. You can't scoop it on.

Source: Listening Digest

Hell that might even be better, especially if you scooped up a worm with it.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

So we haven't got a tub to look at. We've just got a few scoops.

Source: Gourmet Base

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