scoop up
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.
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The single drove in a third run, but center fielder Andy Pages scooped up the ball and caught Gary Sánchez trying to go from first to third on the play, ending the inning.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Strong suction and a rolling brush effectively scoop up dirt, crumbs, and debris from the floors before returning to the base to empty into the 3-liter dustbin.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 24 May 2026
Game 4 against Minnesota in the second round, when Dosunmu leapt for a loose ball that Fox had already scooped up and fell on the upper part of his leg in the process.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 24 May 2026
So, after running a marathon and spending an equally as tiring work week in New York City, my husband and I flew home, scooped up our dog, and drove to Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Strong suction and a rolling brush effectively scoop up dirt, crumbs, and debris from the floors before returning to the base to empty into the 3-liter dustbin.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 24 May 2026
Game 4 against Minnesota in the second round, when Dosunmu leapt for a loose ball that Fox had already scooped up and fell on the upper part of his leg in the process.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 24 May 2026
So, after running a marathon and spending an equally as tiring work week in New York City, my husband and I flew home, scooped up our dog, and drove to Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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