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scoop
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- pronunciation:
- skup
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a tool with a short handle attached to a deep, curved bowl, used to take up food or grain.
The farmer used a scoop to feed corn to the chickens.
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definition 2: |
a tool with a thick handle attached to a small round bowl; ladle.
Use this scoop to serve the ice cream.
- similar words:
- ladle
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definition 3: |
the amount of food that fits in a scoop.
Do you want one or two scoops of ice cream?- similar words:
- dip
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related words: |
cavity, depression, tidings |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
scoops, scooping, scooped |
definition 1: |
to lift out with a scoop, or as if with a scoop.
I scooped flour into the bowl.- similar words:
- dip, swoop
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definition 2: |
to gather in or pick up swiftly.
Grandmother scooped the children into her arms. |
related words: |
dig |
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