noun
scoop
skoop
noun
1
A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
"He used an ice cream scoop to serve dessert."
"Add two scoops of protein powder to the shaker."
2
A news story reported before any rival outlet gets it.
"The reporter landed a major scoop about the merger before anyone else."
verb
1
To lift or gather something using a scooping motion.
"She scooped the sand into a bucket."
"He scooped up his keys on the way out the door."
2
To publish a news story before competitors do.
"The local paper scooped the nationals on the council scandal."
How to Use Scoop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the tool/motion for lifting loose material, or a news story broken first.
Common pairings
a scoop of ice cream
get the scoop
scoop up
Word Forms
scooped past tense, scoops plural, scoops singular
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Etymology
From Middle English scope/schoupe, borrowed from Middle Dutch words for a bucket or shovel used for bailing water, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to cut or scrape."