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- [skoop]
- /skup/
- /skuːp/
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- [skoop]
- /skup/
Definitions of scoop word
- noun scoop a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc. 1
- noun scoop a utensil composed of a palm-sized hollow hemisphere attached to a horizontal handle, for dishing out ice cream or other soft foods. 1
- noun scoop a hemispherical portion of food as dished out by such a utensil: two scoops of chocolate ice cream. 1
- noun scoop the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc. 1
- noun scoop Surgery. a spoonlike apparatus for removing substances or foreign objects from the body. 1
- noun scoop a hollow or hollowed-out place. 1
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Origin of scoop
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (noun) Middle English scope < Middle Dutch schōpe; (v.) Middle English scopen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Scoop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scoop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scoop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scoop
noun scoop
- abc — The ABC of a subject or activity is the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
- abc's — The ABC's of a subject or activity are the parts of it that you have to learn first because they are the most important and basic.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
- article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
verb scoop
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bailing — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- baled — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- baling — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- bucketed — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
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