scoop | ||
1. | [ noun ] the quantity a scoop will hold | |
Synonyms: | scoopful | |
Related terms: | containerful | |
2. | [ noun ] the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe | |
Synonyms: | scoop_shovel | |
Related terms: | shovel dredge backhoe | |
3. | [ verb ] (business) profit suddenly | |
Synonyms: | make_a_scoop | |
Related terms: | profit | |
4. | [ noun ] a hollow concave shape made by removing something | |
Synonyms: | ||
Related terms: | concavity | |
5. | [ verb ] get the better of | |
Synonyms: | best outflank trump outdo | |
Examples: | "the goal was to best the competition" |
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Related terms: | beat outmaneuver | |
6. | [ verb ] take out or up with or as if with a scoop | |
Synonyms: | scoop_up lift_out take_up scoop_out | |
Examples: | "scoop the sugar out of the container" |
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Related terms: | remove dip | |
7. | [ noun ] (news) a news report that is reported first by one news organization | |
Synonyms: | exclusive | |
Examples: | "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
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Related terms: | report | |
8. | [ noun ] (pharmacology) street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | |
Synonyms: | georgia_home_boy goop grievous_bodily_harm liquid_ecstasy max soap easy_lay | |
Related terms: | gamma_hydroxybutyrate | |
9. | [ noun ] (food) a large ladle | |
Examples: | "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" |
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Related terms: | ladle | |
Similar spelling: |
scope scup Schoppe Schoepp scoff Scoby scaup scape Scipio Schupp Schoof |