scoop
scoop Lexical Profile
scoop Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The quantity taken up or held by a scoop, often referring to portions of ice cream.
"He ordered a waffle cone with two large scoops of vanilla bean ice cream."
A utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container.
"She used a metal scoop to measure out the flour for the cake."
An exclusive news story acquired and published by a journalist or news organization before its competitors.
"The local newspaper landed a major scoop by publishing the mayor's resignation letter before the television networks."
• verb
To take up or remove something with, or as if with, a scoop.
"The child scooped the damp sand into a small plastic bucket."
To pick up someone or something in a quick, sweeping motion (often followed by 'up').
"He quickly scooped up the scattered documents before the wind blew them away."
To publish an exclusive news story before a competing journalist or news organization.
"The independent blog entirely scooped the mainstream media on the scandal."
• Rhymes for scoop
Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English 'scoupe', derived from Middle Dutch 'schōpe' (a scoop for baling water), related to 'scheppen' (to draw water or scoop). The journalistic sense of an exclusive story originated in late 19th-century American English.
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