scoop

Definitions of scoop in various dictionaries:

noun - the quantity a scoop will hold

noun - a hollow concave shape made by removing something

noun - a news report that is reported first by one news organization

noun - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

noun - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

noun - a large ladle

verb - take out or up with or as if with a scoop

verb - get the better of

A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep, curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop.

The amount that such a utensil can hold.

A thick-handled cuplike utensil for dispensing balls of ice cream or other semisoft food, often having a sweeping band in the cup that is levered by the thumb to free the contents.

A portion of food gathered with this utensil.

A ladle; a dipper.

An implement for bailing water from a boat.

A narrow, spoon-shaped instrument for surgical extraction in cavities or cysts.

The bucket or shovel, as of a dredge or backhoe.

A hollow area; a cavity.

An opening, as on the body of a motor vehicle, by which a fluid is directed inward: “The [sports car] has... enough scoops and spoilers to get you a citation just standing still” (Mark Weinstein).

A scooping movement or action.

An exclusive news story acquired by luck or initiative before a competitor.

Current information or details: What’s the scoop on the new neighbors? — v.

To take up or dip into with or as if with a scoop.

To hollow out by digging.

To gather or collect swiftly and unceremoniously; grab: scoop up a handful of jelly beans.

To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story.

verb - to take up with a scoop (a spoonlike utensil)