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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

Weary residents trudge through the streets as bulldozers try to scoop up the liquid mess.

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Lu apologized and frantically tried to scoop them off camera.

Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South Sudan are well aware of the dangers they face if they drink it.

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That strayed into recklessness when, leading by two points with five minutes left, England's needlessly elaborate first-phase play went awry and Andrew Kellaway scooped up and sprinted in.

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Jonathan explained to us how the raging torrent had scooped up trucks parked next door to the Matías family home with one smashing through an external wall.

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

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