scoop

Meaning of scoop

noun
  1. a utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container.
    the powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided
  2. a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals.
    reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops
  3. an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
verb
  1. pick up and move (something) with a scoop.
    I scooped the grain into the bag
  2. publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster).
    time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures
  3. (in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento.
    she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases

Middle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.

Information about scoop

Hyphenation of scoop

scoop

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • scoop is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

scoop synonyms

Meaning scoopful:

scoopful

Meaning pocket:

pocket

Meaning exclusive:

exclusive

Meaning soap:

soap, goop

Meaning outdo:

outdo, outflank, trump, best

Meaning an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food:

spoon

Meaning a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce:

ladle

Meaning a short-tailed songbird related to the wrens, frequenting fast-flowing streams and able to swim, dive, and walk under water to feed:

dipper

Meaning a report in the media that reveals something discreditable:

exposé

Meaning a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others:

revelation

Meaning an instance of successfully achieving something difficult:

coup

Anagrams of scoop

coops

Words that rhyme with scoop

Coop, coop, encoop, hencoop, uncoop, heliscoop, outscoop, underscoop, windscoop

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