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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"
lift out, scoop, scoop out, take up
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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Manicamp began to scoop up his gold by handfuls, and pour it in cascades upon his bed.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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.
Out of Time's Abyss by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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