"scoop up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: scoops up [present, singular, third-person], scooping up [participle, present], scooped up [participle, past], scooped up [past]
Etymology: scoop + up Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scoop|up}} scoop + up Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scoop up (third-person singular simple present scoops up, present participle scooping up, simple past and past participle scooped up)
  1. to pick up or clear up by scooping Translations (pick up by scooping): i-k:n-A24 (jkn) (Egyptian), kaapia kasaan (Finnish), aufschaufeln (German), zusammenschaufeln (German), koko (Maori), அள்ளு (aḷḷu) (Tamil), kaldırmak (Turkish), kapmak (Turkish), kepçe ile çıkarmak (Turkish), kucaklamak (Turkish), toplamak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-scoop_up-en-verb-VXs-pCRA Disambiguation of 'pick up by scooping': 56 0 44
  2. To take enthusiastically.
    Sense id: en-scoop_up-en-verb-tgM4XYUn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 49 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 27 48 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 63 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 62 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 23 51 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 60 22
  3. (transitive) To grab or pick up something by accident. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-scoop_up-en-verb-taFgg~Vr

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for scoop up meaning in English (4.4kB)

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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
      "word": "aufschaufeln"
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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
      "word": "kaldırmak"
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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
      "word": "kapmak"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
      "word": "kepçe ile çıkarmak"
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      "sense": "pick up by scooping",
      "word": "kucaklamak"
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