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scoop
noun
verb
a large ladle
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Pronunciation
skuːp
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noun
a large ladle
“he used a scoop to serve the ice cream”
noun
the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
noun
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noun
a news report that is reported first by one news organization
“he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials”
noun
the quantity a scoop will hold
noun
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
verb
get the better of
“the goal was to best the competition”
verb
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
“scoop the sugar out of the container”
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Example Sentences
he used a scoop to serve the ice cream
he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials
the goal was to best the competition
scoop the sugar out of the container
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