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Meaning of scoop

noun

Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material. Example: She kept a scoop in the dog food.
The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop. Example: I'll have one scoop of chocolate ice-cream.
The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.

verb

To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop. Example: He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.
To make hollow; to dig out. Example: I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers.
To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else). Example: The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
(often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
To pick (someone) up Example: You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?

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