scoop
word
Definition
A scoop is a tool used to pick up and move something, especially a rounded amount like ice cream. It also means an important or exclusive news story that is reported before others.
Usage & Nuances
Informal for news/journalism, neutral for kitchen use. Collocates: 'ice cream scoop', 'get the scoop on' (find out gossip), 'scoop up' (pick up quickly). In journalism, a 'scoop' is a big, exclusive story. Don't confuse with just 'spoon' (different tool) or the verb 'to scoop' (action).
Example Sentences
He used a scoop to serve the ice cream.
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May I have another scoop of rice?
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The reporter got the big scoop for tomorrow's newspaper.
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Can you scoop some water for me with this?
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Did you hear the latest scoop about the new restaurant?
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She managed to scoop up her keys before they fell down the drain.
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