- scoop
- scoop [sko͞op]n.[ME scope < MDu schope, bailing vessel, schoppe, a shovel, akin to Ger schöpfen, to dip out, create]1. any of various utensils shaped like a small shovel or a ladle; specif.,a) a kitchen utensil used to take up sugar, flour, etc.b) a small utensil with a round bowl, for dishing up ice cream, mashed potatoes, etc.c) a small, spoonlike surgical instrument2. the deep shovel of a dredge or steam shovel, which takes up sand, dirt, etc.3. the act or motion of taking up with or as with a scoop4. the amount taken up at one time by a scoop5. a hollowed-out place☆ 6. Informala) the publication or broadcast of a news item before a competitor; beatb) such a news itemc) current, esp. confidential, informationadj.designating a rounded, somewhat low neckline in a dress, etc.vt.1. to take up or out with or as with a scoop2. to empty by bailing3. to dig (out); hollow ( out)4. to make by digging out5. to gather (in or up) as if with a scoop☆ 6. Informal to publish or broadcast a news item before (a competitor)scoopern.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.