scoop (sk p)n. 1. a. A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop. b. The amount that such a utensil can hold. 2. a. 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. b. A portion of food gathered with this utensil. 3. A ladle; a dipper. 4. An implement for bailing water from a boat. 5. A narrow, spoon-shaped instrument for surgical extraction in cavities or cysts. 6. The bucket or shovel, as of a dredge or backhoe. 7. A hollow area; a cavity. 8. 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). 9. A scooping movement or action. 10. Informal An exclusive news story acquired by luck or initiative before a competitor. 11. Informal Current information or details: What's the scoop on the new neighbors? tr.v. scooped, scoop·ing, scoops 1. To take up or dip into with or as if with a scoop. 2. To hollow out by digging. 3. To gather or collect swiftly and unceremoniously; grab: scoop up a handful of jelly beans. 4. Informal To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story. [Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German sch  pe, bucket for bailing water.]scoop  er n.scoop ful n. |   left to right: flour and ice cream scoops |
scoop [skuːp]
n
1. a utensil used as a shovel or ladle, esp a small shovel with deep sides and a short handle, used for taking up flour, corn, etc.
2. a utensil with a long handle and round bowl used for dispensing liquids
3. (Cookery) a utensil with a round bowl and short handle, sometimes with a mechanical device to empty the bowl, for serving ice cream or mashed potato
4. (Engineering / Tools) anything that resembles a scoop in action, such as the bucket on a dredge
5. (Medicine / Surgery) a spoonlike surgical instrument for scraping or extracting foreign matter, etc., from the body
6. the quantity taken up by a scoop
7. the act of scooping, dredging, etc.
8. a hollow cavity
9. Slang a large quick gain, as of money
10. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a news story reported in one newspaper before all the others; an exclusive
11. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) any sensational piece of news
vb (mainly tr)
1. (often foll by up) to take up and remove (an object or substance) with or as if with a scoop
2. (often foll by out) to hollow out with or as if with a scoop to scoop a hole in a hillside
3. to win (a prize, award, or large amount of money)
4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to beat (rival newspapers) in uncovering a news item
5. (General Sporting Terms) Sport to hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air
[via Middle Dutch schōpe from Germanic; compare Old High German scephan to ladle, German schöpfen, Schaufel shovel, Dutch schoep vessel for baling]
scooper n
scoopful n
Scoop an amount of some items obtained in a large quantity, as with a scoop; a piece of luck; an exclusive newspaper story.
Example: scoop of penance, 1440.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  scoop - the quantity a scoop will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold |
| 2. | scoop - a hollow concave shape made by removing something | |
| 3. | scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" | |
| 4. | scoop - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape | |
| 5. |  scoop - the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoebackhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle | |
| 6. | scoop - a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another | |
| Verb | 1. | scoop - 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" |
| 2. |  scoop - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" |
scoop
verb
noun
3. exclusive, exposé, coup, revelation, sensation, inside story one of the biggest scoops in the history of newspapers
scoop something or someone up gather up, lift, pick up, take up, sweep up or away He began to scoop his things up frantically. I wanted to scoop him up in my arms and give him a hug.
scoop something out
1. take out, empty, dig out, scrape out, spoon out, bail or bale out Cut a marrow in half and scoop out the seeds.
2. dig, shovel, excavate, gouge, hollow out A hole had been scooped out next to the house.
Translations
scoop [skuːp]
A. N
1. (for flour) → pala f; (for ice cream, water) → cucharón m; (= quantity scooped) → palada f, cucharada f
2. (by newspaper) → exclusiva f (Comm) → golpe m financiero, pelotazo m
to make a scoop (Press) → dar una exclusiva (Comm) → ganar un dineral de golpe y porrazo, dar el pelotazo
it was a scoop for the paper → fue un gran éxito para el periódico
we brought off the scoop → logramos un triunfo con la exclusiva
to make a scoop (Press) → dar una exclusiva (Comm) → ganar un dineral de golpe y porrazo, dar el pelotazo
it was a scoop for the paper → fue un gran éxito para el periódico
we brought off the scoop → logramos un triunfo con la exclusiva
B. VT
1. (= pick up) → recoger
2. (Comm) [+ profit] → sacar (Comm, Press) [+ competitors] → adelantarse a (Press) [+ exclusive story] → publicar en exclusiva
we scooped the other papers → quedamos por encima de los demás periódicos con nuestra exclusiva
we scooped the other papers → quedamos por encima de los demás periódicos con nuestra exclusiva
scoop out VT + ADV (with scoop) → sacar con pala; (with spoon) → sacar con cuchara; [+ water] → achicar; [+ hollow] → excavar, ahuecar
scoop up VT + ADV → recoger
scoop [ˈskuːp]
n
(= utensil) (for flour, sugar, rice) → pelle f; (for mashed potato) → louche f; (for ice cream) → cuiller f à glace; (for measuring coffee) → mesure f
(= amount scooped) [flour, sugar, rice, mashed potatoes] → mesure f; [mashed potato] → louche f; [ice cream] → boule f
(for bailing water) → écope f
(by the media) → scoop m
vt
(= move with scooping motion)
He scooped her into his arms → Il la cueillit dans ses bras.
He scooped the ball over the defender's head → Il fit une louche qui loba le défenseur.
He scooped her into his arms → Il la cueillit dans ses bras.
He scooped the ball over the defender's head → Il fit une louche qui loba le défenseur.
(= move with utensil)
She scooped ice into the ice bucket → Elle mit quelques pelletées de glaçons dans le seau à glace.
He scooped the dog food out of the can → Il retira à la cuiller la nourriture pour chien de la boîte.
She scooped ice into the ice bucket → Elle mit quelques pelletées de glaçons dans le seau à glace.
He scooped the dog food out of the can → Il retira à la cuiller la nourriture pour chien de la boîte.
(PRESS) [+ rival newspaper] → doubler (avec un scoop)
n → col m en U
modif [top, vest, T-shirt] → à col en U
scoop
scoop:
n
(= instrument) → Schaufel f; (for ice cream, potatoes etc) → Portionierer m; (= ball of ice cream, potato) → Kugel f; in one scoop (lit, fig) → auf einmal
(inf: = lucky gain) → Fang m (inf)
vt
The Times scooped the other papers → die Times ist den anderen Zeitungen zuvorgekommen
prize, jackpot, award → gewinnen
scoop:
scoop neck
n → U-Ausschnitt m
scoop-necked
adj → mit U-Ausschnitt
scoop [skuːp]
scoop [skuːp]
1. n
b. (also scoopful) → palettata, cucchiaiata, mestolata
three scoops of ice-cream → tre palline di gelato
three scoops of ice-cream → tre palline di gelato
c. (Press) → scoop m inv, colpo giornalistico (Comm) → affarone m
2. vt (Comm) (market) → accaparrarsi; (profit) → intascare (Comm, Press) (competitors) → battere sul tempo (Press) to scoop an exclusive (about) → accaparrarsi l'esclusiva (su)
scoop up vt + adv (child) → sollevare (tra le braccia); (books) → raccogliere
scoop [skuːp]
1. n
b. (also scoopful) → palettata, cucchiaiata, mestolata
three scoops of ice-cream → tre palline di gelato
three scoops of ice-cream → tre palline di gelato
c. (Press) → scoop m inv, colpo giornalistico (Comm) → affarone m
2. vt (Comm) (market) → accaparrarsi; (profit) → intascare (Comm, Press) (competitors) → battere sul tempo (Press) to scoop an exclusive (about) → accaparrarsi l'esclusiva (su)
scoop up vt + adv (child) → sollevare (tra le braccia); (books) → raccogliere
n scoop [skuːp]
1 any of several types of spoon-like tool, used for lifting, serving etc a grain scoop; an ice-cream scoop. skeplepel مِجْرَفَه، مِعْزَقَه лъжица naběrák, lžíce portionsske die Schaufel κουτάλα, φτυάρι pala, cucharón kulp, kopsik ملاقه kauha pelle, cuiller כָּף कलछी kutljača, šeflja merítőkanál sendok ausa, skeið, skófla cucchiaio; paletta; mestolo しゃくし 주걱 kaušelis, samtelis liekšķere; lāpstiņa; smeļamais kausiņš pencedok schep, lepel øse, sleiv, porsjonsskje typ łyżeczki pá lopăţică; linguriţă совок, ковшик; мерная ложка naberačka, lyžica (na zmrzlinu); (hlboká) lopata lopata; lopatica lopatica skopa, slev, skovel เครื่องมือสำหรับตัก kepçe 圓杓 черпак; лопатка کفگیر cái muỗng 勺子
2 (alsoscoopful) the amount held in a scoop a scoop of ice-cream; a scoopful of grain. skep مِلْء المِجْرَفَه лъжица (количество naběračka, velká lžíce (množství) portionsske sensationelle Erstmeldung κουταλιά, φτυαριά palada, cucharada kulbitäis, kopsikutäis ملاقه پر primeur מְלוֹא הַכָּף स्कूप količina zagrabljena lopaticom ili kutljačom kanál(nyi) sendok (gayung, sekop, dsb.) penuh birting fréttar á undan keppinautum cucchiaiata 特種 한 주걱 kaušelis, samtelis ņēmiens; grābiens; sauja cedok primeur sleiv, skje łyżka, gałka furo scoop, ştire de senzaţie publicată/difuzată în exclusivitate полный совок; полная ложка za naberačku polna zajemalka puna lopatica skopa, slev, skovel หน่วยนับที่ได้จากการตักต่อหนึ่งภาชนะ kepçe (dolusu) 一杓的量 повний черпак کفگیر میں سمانے والی مقدار một muỗng (xẻng, gàu...) 独家新闻
3 a piece of news etc that one newspaper gets and prints before the others The reporter was sure that he had a scoop for his paper. eksklusiewe nuusstorie سَبْقٌ صَحَفي сензационна новина sólokapr sensation; scoop die aktellste Schlagzeile/Nachricht αποκλειστική είδηση, λαβράκι primicia kõmu-uudis خبر داغ دست اول jymyuutinen exclusivité יְדִיעָה בִּלעָדִית अनूठी खबर ekskluzivna, udarna vijest (elsőnek leközölt) szenzáció; hír berita eksklusif birting fréttar á undan keppinautum scoop 特種 특종 sensacinga žinia sensacionāla ziņa skup primeur godt stoff, varp, kupp wiadomość, `bomba furo scoop, ştire de senzaţie publicată/difuzată în exclusivitate сенсационная новость senzačná správa (pre noviny) ekskluzivna reportaža senzacionalna vest scoop ข่าวที่หนังสือพิมพ์ฉบับหนึ่งรายงานก่อนฉบับอื่น atlatma haber 獨家新聞 сенсаційна новина گرما گرم خبر tin sốt dẻo 独家新闻，抢先得到的新闻
v
to move with, or as if with, a scoop He scooped the crumbs together with his fingers. opskep يَجْرُف، يَغْرُف загребвам sbírat feje sammen schaufeln μαζεύω, φτυαρίζω cavar kokku kühveldama با ملاقه برداشتن kauhoa ramasser לַחפוֹן, לְהָרִים कलछी से निकालना, उठाना grabiti, dupsti kimer mengeruk tína (upp/saman) tirare su すくう 그러모으다 susemti saņemt; sasmelt; sagrābt mengaup scheppen skuffe, øse zgarnąć juntar a aduna зачерпывать; сгребать zbierať nagrabiti zahvatiti lopaticom ösa, skyffla, skrapa กอบ; โกย kepçe ile almak, alıp koymak 用圓杓舀取，模仿圓杓狀舀取 черпати; видовбувати کفگیر وغیرہ کی طرح استعمال کرنا xúc, múc 舀
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