Main Entry: ²scoop

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 a : to take out or up with or as if with a scoop : dip b : to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand —often used with up <scoop up the treat>
2 : to empty by ladling out the contents
3 : to make hollow : dig out
4 : beat 5a(2) <scooped the rival newspaper>

— scoop·able \ˈskü-pə-bəl\ adjective

— scoop·er noun