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scoop

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1. scoop - Noun

2. scoop - Verb

Meaning

A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.

A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.

A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.

To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.

To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.

To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the goal was to best the competition Source: Internet

he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials Source: Internet

scoop the sugar out of the container Source: Internet

he used a scoop to serve the ice cream Source: Internet

A defenseman may want a flatter and wider head in order to scoop up ground balls more easily. Source: Internet

An effective extinguishing agent for sodium fires is Met-L-X, which comprises approximately 5% Saran in sodium chloride together with flow agents; it is most commonly hand-applied with a scoop. Source: Internet

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