scoop
verb/skuːp/
/skuːp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scoop | /skuːp/ /skuːp/ |
| he / she / it scoops | /skuːps/ /skuːps/ |
| past simple scooped | /skuːpt/ /skuːpt/ |
| past participle scooped | /skuːpt/ /skuːpt/ |
| -ing form scooping | /ˈskuːpɪŋ/ /ˈskuːpɪŋ/ |
- scoop something (+ adv./prep.) to move or lift something with a scoop or something like a scoop
- She scooped ice cream into their bowls.
- First, scoop a hole in the soil.
- Scoop out the melon flesh.
- scoop somebody/something (up) (+ adv./prep.) to move or lift somebody/something with a quick continuous movement
- She scooped the child up in her arms.
- He quickly scooped his clothes from the chair.
- He quickly scooped the money up from the desk.
- scoop somebody/something to publish a story before all the other newspapers, television companies, etc.
- The paper had inside information and scooped all its rivals.
- scoop something (informal) to win something, especially a large sum of money or a prize
- He scooped £10 000 on the lottery.
- Last year, the programme scooped the Best Drama award.
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.
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