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scoop

Definition for scoop

noun as in utensil, tool for shovelling

Strongest match

utensil

Strong matches

bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, spoon, trowel

noun as in previously secret information that is suddenly public

verb as in dig up; shovel

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Example Sentences

With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.

The children desperately scoop the water out with their hands.

In stand mixer, mix cookie mix following the directions on the box, scoop 11 cookies onto baking sheet, place in oven.

McClatchy was the winner and got the scoop, and I will live with that.

She refuses to speak on the record about an issue because she has already guaranteed that scoop to another magazine.

Jess laid the dog down on a bed of moss as she spoke, and started energetically to scoop up piles of the fragrant needles.

Only blue ground showed, and there was a power scoop digging out more.

The scoop which he used for the purpose would, he thought, be sufficient for throwing the water overboard.

Musakbut kug usa ka kumkum bugas, I will scoop out a handful of rice.

We throw some pennies to another group, and the one nearest the coin picks it up by making a scoop of his flipper-like palm.

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On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scoop, such as: bail, dipper, ladle, shovel, spade, and spoon.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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