SCOOPS
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
noun
- Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.“She kept a scoop in the dog food.”
- The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.“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.“He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.”
- To make hollow; to dig out.“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).“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“You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?”
Source: Wiktionary
