scoopnoun [ C ]
uk/skuːp/us/skuːp/scoop noun [ C ] (TOOL)
a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder:
the amount held by a scoop:
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Kitchen utensils
- -pronged
- beater
- bottle opener
- bread knife
- brochette
- can opener
- corkscrew
- fish slice
- garlic press
- grater
- knife
- knife grinder
- peeler
- pepper mill
- pestle
- prong
- toasting fork
- tongs
- utensil
- whisk
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scoop noun [ C ] (NEWS)
a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others:
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
- CNN
- court correspondent
- coverage
- desk
- hack
- lay
- lead with sth
- lobby correspondent
- muckraking
- news agency
- news conference
- press box
- reporter
- silly season
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
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scoopverb [ T ]
uk/skuːp/us/skuːp/scoop verb [ T ] (TOOL)
to move something with a scoop or with something used as a scoop:
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Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- pick sb/sth up
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- transportation
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scoop verb [ T ] (WIN)
to get a large number of votes or prizes:
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- score
- secure
- snatch
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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scoop verb [ T ] (NEWS)
to be the first newspaper to discover and print an important news story:
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
- CNN
- court correspondent
- coverage
- desk
- hack
- lay
- lead with sth
- lobby correspondent
- muckraking
- news agency
- news conference
- press box
- reporter
- silly season
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
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