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

Amazon purchased the nine Atlas V launches from ULA in 2021, scooping up all of the launch provider’s unsold Atlas Vs as the program started winding down in favor of ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

This best-selling quilt set has been scooped up by more than 4,000 shoppers in the past month. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Bank of America highlighted a few stocks that investors can scoop up to boost their returns as the third quarter kicks off, including a streaming play with double-digit upside potential. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 July 2026

Grab a tortilla chip and scoop up a bite of this multi-layered dip that combines the flavors of the Southwest. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for scoop up

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