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

This is the latest move from Rockport since it was scooped up by Authentic Brands Group in 2023 for an undisclosed sum. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Nintendo's hybrid system is breaking sales records and scooping up mainstream hits like Call of Duty and Madden. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

With resellers scooping up a huge swath of the Open’s face-value tickets and unloading them at whatever price the (admittedly flush) market will bear, more and more fans in Ashe have little or no interest in what’s actually happening on the court. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Wall Street is misreading Five Below’s latest quarterly results, giving investors an opportunity to scoop up shares at a better price, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for scoop up

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