Definition of "scoop"
- noun
Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually including a handle used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
A covered opening in an automobile's hood which allows cold air to enter the area beneath the hood.
A special "Spinal Board" called a "Scoop" or "Spinal scoop" used by EMS staff that divides laterally to literally scoop up patients.
- verb
To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
To learn something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
To consume an alcoholic beverage.
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