scoop up

phrasal verb

scooped up; scooping up; scoops up

informal

: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way

Customers scooped up the free samples.

Examples of scoop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the battle, he was scooped up by the Russian army and marched to Saratov, Russia, more than 700 miles from Krasnoye and more than 2,000 miles from his home in Metz, France. —Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025

Bobby Flay scoops up Walmart in first round Celebrity chef Bobby Flay, who pays particular attention to big box retailers, named Walmart for his first round pick. —Sean Conlon,alex Harring,pia Singh,fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025

Comments After scooping up eight Academy Award nominations (and winning Best Adapted Screenplay), papal drama Conclave is back on filmgoers' lips following the death of Pope Francis on Monday. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Consumers went out in force last month to scoop up available cars, trucks and SUVs before prices inched higher, helping the industry report record sales. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for scoop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup