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scoops

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noun

Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

Examples :

"She kept a scoop in the dog food."

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The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.

Examples :

"The recipe called for two scoops of flour. "

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The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

Examples :

"The ice cream scooper used several scoops of chocolate into the bowl. "

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A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.

Examples :

""The school newspaper got scoops about the new principal before the local news station did." "

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An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.

Examples :

"The car's engine was overheating, so the mechanic checked the air scoops on the hood. "

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The digging attachment on a front-end loader.

Examples :

"The front-end loader used its scoops to move piles of dirt on the construction site. "

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A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.

Examples :

"The children loved playing in the sandbox, digging scoops in the sand for their toy cars to drive through. "

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A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

Examples :

"The doctor used small scoops to carefully remove wax from the patient's ear. "

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A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.

Examples :

"The paramedics carefully used the scoops to lift the injured hiker onto the stretcher without twisting his spine. "

medicine device aid

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A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

Examples :

"The hawk made quick scoops to catch the field mouse. "

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The peak of a cap.

Examples :

"The sunlight reflected off the scoops of their baseball caps as the team ran onto the field. "

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A hole on the playfield that catches a ball, but eventually returns it to play in one way or another.

Examples :

"The game of capture the flag had several scoops strategically placed around the playfield. "

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verb

To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

Examples :

"He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."

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To make hollow; to dig out.

Examples :

"I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."

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To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).

Examples :

"The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal."

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(often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.

Examples :

"The country singer often scoops into the high notes during the chorus, giving her performance a distinctive twang. "

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verb

To pick (someone) up

Examples :

"You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?"

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