scoop
Meaning of scoop
noun
- 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
- 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
- an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
- pick up and move (something) with a scoop.
I scooped the grain into the bag
- 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
- (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
- The plural form of scoop is: scoops.
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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:
Meaning pocket:
Meaning exclusive:
Meaning soap:
Meaning outdo:
Meaning an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food:
Meaning a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce:
Meaning a short-tailed songbird related to the wrens, frequenting fast-flowing streams and able to swim, dive, and walk under water to feed:
Meaning a report in the media that reveals something discreditable:
Meaning a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others:
Meaning an instance of successfully achieving something difficult:
Anagrams of scoop
Words that rhyme with scoop
Coop, coop, encoop, hencoop, uncoop, heliscoop, outscoop, underscoop, windscoop
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