Scoop

Noun

 * 1) Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually including a handle used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
 * She kept a scoop in the dog food.
 * 1) The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
 * 2) A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
 * He listened carefully, in hopes of getting the scoop on the debate.
 * 1)  An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
 * 2) The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
 * 3) A covered opening in an automobile's hood which allows cold air to enter the area beneath the hood.
 * 4) A special "Spinal Board" called a "Scoop" or "Spinal scoop" used by EMS staff that divides laterally to literally scoop up patients.

Synonyms

 * scooper
 * scoopful

Verb

 * 1)  To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
 * He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.
 * 1)  To learn something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
 * The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
 * 1)  To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
 * 2) To consume an alcoholic beverage.

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