| Scoop (scoop) |
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| Scoop |
| [OE. scope, of
Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa, akin to D. schop a shovel,
G. schüppe, and also to E. shove. See
Shovel.] |
A large ladle; a vessel with a
long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing
boats.
A deep shovel, or any similar implement for
digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour
scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.
A spoon-shaped instrument,
used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a
hollow.
A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop
or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.
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To take out or up with,
a scoop] to lade out.
To empty by lading; as, to scoop a
well dry.
To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to
excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.
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To get a scoop, or a
beat, on (a rival).
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