scoop

  • 41scoop — 1 noun (C) 1 a round deep spoon for holding or serving food such as corn, flour, or ice cream: an ice cream scoop 2 also scoopful an amount of food removed with this kind of spoon (+ of): three scoops of ice cream 3 an important or exciting news… …

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  • 42scoop — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch schope; akin to Old High German skepfen to shape more at shape Date: 14th century 1. a. a large ladle b. a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling c. a usually …

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  • 43scoop — 01. The little boy [scooped] the fish up in his bucket. 02. I got an ice cream cone with three different [scoops] of ice cream on it. 03. The little girl [scooped] a hole in the sand with her hands, and put her toys in it. 04. The mother… …

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  • 44scoop — noun 1》 a utensil resembling a spoon, having a short handle and a deep bowl, used for extracting liquids or substances from a container.     ↘the bowl shaped part of a digging machine or dredger.     ↘a long handled spoon like surgical instrument …

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  • 45scoop — 1. noun 1) a measuring scoop Syn: spoon, ladle, dipper; bailer 2) a scoop of vanilla ice cream Syn: spoonful, ladleful, portion, lump, ball; informal dollop 3) informal …

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  • 46scoop — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Scoop is used after these nouns: ↑ice cream {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Scoop is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flesh, ↑honour, ↑jackpot {{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}} adj. Scoop is used with these nouns: ↑neck …

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  • 47scoop up — PHRASAL VERB If you scoop something up, you put your hands or arms under it and lift it in a quick movement. [V P n (not pron)] Use both hands to scoop up the leaves... [V n P] He began to scoop his things up frantically …

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  • 48scoop — noun a measuring scoop Syn: spoon, ladle, dipper Phrases: scoop out scoop up …

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  • 49scoop up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scoop up : present tense I/you/we/they scoop up he/she/it scoops up present participle scooping up past tense scooped up past participle scooped up 1) to lift something or someone quickly with your hands or… …

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  • 50scoop — Synonyms and related words: account, acquaintance, alveolation, alveolus, announcement, antrum, armpit, article, bail, basin, beat, bit, blue book, bore, bowl, brass tacks, briefing, bucket, budget of news, bulletin, burrow, butt, cavity, chip,… …

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