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scoop up

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Verb1.scoop up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
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? scoop up
vt sepaufschaufeln; liquidaufschöpfen; she scooped the child/cards/money upsie raffte das Kind/die Karten/das Geld an sich (acc)


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Manicamp began to scoop up his gold by handfuls, and pour it in cascades upon his bed.
This was used to scoop up the smaller and softer portions of the repast into which all four of the occupants of each table dipped impartially.
 
 
 
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