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scoop

left to right: flour and ice cream scoops ( School Division, Houghton Mifflin Company)

n.

1. 1. A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop.
   2. The amount that such a utensil can hold.
2. 1. A thick-handled cuplike utensil for dispensing balls of ice cream or other semisoft food, often having a sweeping band in the cup that is levered by the thumb to free the contents.
   2. A portion of food gathered with this utensil.
3. A ladle; a dipper.
4. An implement for bailing water from a boat.
5. A narrow, spoon-shaped instrument for surgical extraction in cavities or cysts.
6. The bucket or shovel, as of a dredge or backhoe.
7. A hollow area; a cavity.
8. An opening, as on the body of a motor vehicle, by which a fluid is directed inward: “The [sports car] has . . . enough scoops and spoilers to get you a citation just standing still” (Mark Weinstein).
9. A scooping movement or action.
10. Informal. An exclusive news story acquired by luck or initiative before a competitor.
11. Informal. Current information or details: What's the scoop on the new neighbors?

tr.v., scooped, scoop·ing, scoops.

1. To take up or dip into with or as if with a scoop.
2. To hollow out by digging.
3. To gather or collect swiftly and unceremoniously; grab: scoop up a handful of jelly beans.
4. Informal. To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story.

[Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German schōpe, bucket for bailing water.]

scooper scoop'er n.
scoopful scoop'ful' n.

Television floodlight; also called basher. The scoop is the most commonly used floodlight. It emits a very soft light that evens out the areas of highlights and shadows, and thus smoothly blends all the illumination on a set. The scoop consists of a lamp mounted in a semicircular housing surrounded by a matte-surfaced reflecting material. The most frequently used scoop is about 18 inches in diameter and is equipped with either a 1000- or 1500-watt lamp.

News story published before one by a rival news organization.

also scoop up

noun

New information, especially about recent events and happenings: advice (often used in plural), intelligence, news, tiding (often used in plural), word. See knowledge/ignorance, words.

verb

1. To break, turn over, or remove (earth or sand, for example) with or as if with a tool: delve, dig, excavate, grub, shovel, spade. See enter/exit.
2. To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it. bail², dip, lade, ladle. See give/take/reciprocity.
3. To make by digging: dig, excavate, shovel. See make/unmake.

v

Definition: dig up
Antonyms: drop

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Winning both the high and low portion of a pot in a high-low poker game

SoundPoker Says: Different circumstances can create a situation in which you can scoop the pot including:

- winning where a declaration has been made
- winning where a declaration has not been made, but by having both the highest and the lowest hand
- or winning where a declaration has not been made and no one has made a qualifier for either way.

See Also: 8-or-Better, Declaration, High-Low Split, Pot, Qualifier, Split Pot

Information, usually unofficial but often correct. See Bum Scoop.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - øse, skovl, portionsske, øsekar, godt stof, kup
v. tr. - øse, skovle, snuppe, sikre sig, komme i forkøbet med en nyhed, udringe, vinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
scheppen, uithollen, primeur, schep

Français (French)
n. - pelle, mesure, cuillère à glace, pelletée, boule, (Journ) exclusivité
v. tr. - décrocher (un prix, une médaille), (Journ) décrocher (une interview)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schaufel, Schöpflöffel, Portion, Knüller
v. - schaufeln, schöpfen, zuvorkommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σέσουλα, χοάνη, κουτάλα, κουτάλιασμα, γούβα, γείσο πηλήκιου, γρήγορο κέρδος, μπάζα, (είδηση) λαβράκι, πολυάριθμες συλλήψεις
v. - φτυαρίζω, μαζεύω (με κουτάλα), σκάβω, δημοσιεύω αποκλειστική είδηση, κάνω γρήγορη μπάζα

Italiano (Italian)
spalare, raccogliere a cucchiaiate, scoop, paletta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pá côncava (f), furo de reportagem (m), cureta (f) (Cir.)
v. - escavar

Русский (Russian)
совок, ручная лопатка, ковш, черпак, разливательная ложка, полукруглая ложечка, черпание, куш, сенсационная новость, копать, черпать, получать большую прибыль, опубликовать сенсационную новость

Español (Spanish)
n. - noticia sensacional que se tiene en exclusiva, pala, cuchara, pinzas, cucharón, pala de mano, achicador, instrumento en forma de cuchara, hoyo, hueco, cavidad, buena ganancia
v. tr. - sacar, llevarse, obtener, achicar, vaciar, ahuecar, excavar, adelantarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skyffel, skopa, skovel, glasskopa, skoptag, skyffeltag, scoop, pangnyhet, urgröpning
v. - ösa, skopa, skyffla, skrapa, gröpa, göra ett scoop, hinna före med en nyhet, håva in, kamma hem

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勺子, 匙, 勺, 戽斗, 铲斗, 煤斗, 汲取, 挖空, 舀取

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 勺子, 匙, 勺, 戽鬥, 鏟鬥, 煤鬥
v. tr. - 汲取, 挖空, 舀取

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 국자, 한 번 푸는 양, 특종
v. tr. - 떼돈을 벌다, (구멍을) 파다, ~에서 물을 퍼내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しゃくし, スコップ, すくい取り, くぼみ, 大もうけ, 他社を出し抜くこと
v. - すくう, 出し抜く, ひしゃくで除く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مغرفه صغيرة (فعل) يجرف, يغرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יעה, כף, תרווד, גריפה, רווח הגון, חיבור מופרז בין צלילים ע"י זמר, סקופ עיתונאי‬
v. tr. - ‮גרף, העלה בכף, הקדים, זכה, פרסם סקופ‬

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