"scoop" meaning in English

See scoop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skuːp/ Audio: en-us-scoop.ogg [US] Forms: scoop [singular], scoops [plural]
enPR: sko͞op Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A scoop is a deep, round serving spoon.
    Sense id: simple-scoop-en-noun-Wvz8TJdW
  2. A scoop of ice cream, potatoes, etc. is an amount taken with a deep, round spoon.
    Sense id: simple-scoop-en-noun-eHPzdoed
  3. A scoop is a news story that is released before others release it.
    Sense id: simple-scoop-en-noun--pvz4zBn

Verb

IPA: /skuːp/ Audio: en-us-scoop.ogg [US] Forms: scoop [canonical], scoops [third-person, singular], scooped [past], scooped [past, participle], scooping [present, participle]
enPR: sko͞op Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you scoop something, you move it using a scoop.
    Sense id: simple-scoop-en-verb-UGFl3fMo
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