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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 scoop is something that people use to get dry foods or other things out of a container. It is used like a spoon, but it is larger and the shape is different. It is often used for things like sugar, flour, ground coffee, or dry pieces of food for animals. If you are feeding your dog dry food, you might use a scoop to get the food out of the bag.
My mom keeps a scoop in her big sugar container. She uses it when she fills the sugar bowl.
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| definition 2: |
A scoop is a tool that you hold in your hand to serve things like ice cream. A scoop has a strong, thick handle. At the end of the handle is a small, round bowl.
You can use a spoon to get out ice cream, but a scoop is bigger, stronger, and makes nice, round shapes.The people who work in the cafeteria serve mashed potatoes with a scoop.
- similar words:
- ladle
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| definition 3: |
A scoop of something is the amount of it that fits in a scoop.
Paige wants one scoop of strawberry ice cream and one scoop of chocolate ice cream in a bowl.Lana put in a whole scoop of ice cubes and blended them with fruit to make a smoothie.- similar words:
- dip
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| related words: |
cavity, news |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
scoops, scooping, scooped |
| definition 1: |
When you scoop something, you lift it out of a container with a scoop. You can also scoop with your hand acting like a scoop.
Raymond's dad scooped the coffee from the bag and put it into the coffee filter.Tracy scooped water from the river with her hands and splashed it on her face. |
| definition 2: |
When you scoop something, you gather it quickly into your hands or arms.
When my sister and I were little, our dad used to scoop us into his arms after he came home from work.Anne's mother scooped up some wood for the fire and went back into the house. |
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