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.

Examples of scoop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elastic corners create pockets that scoop up wet laundry like a net. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Ciana noted investors can hedge by scooping up put options on the SPY ETF , which tracks the S & P 500. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Laika‘s live-action feature take of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestseller Atmosphere from Captain Marvel filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck has seen its global rights scooped up by Black Bear in a competitive situation. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

The mission also proved that a spacecraft could drill into the moon to collect samples, instead of just scoop up dirt or rocks on the surface. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for scoop up

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