Scoop

·noun A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

II. Scoop ·noun To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.

III. Scoop ·add. ·noun A Beat.

IV. Scoop ·noun To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.

V. Scoop ·noun A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.

VI. Scoop ·add. ·vt To get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival).

VII. Scoop ·noun A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

VIII. Scoop ·noun A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.

IX. Scoop ·noun The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.

X. Scoop ·noun To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to Excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.

XI. Scoop ·noun A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.