scooping

Verb

scoop (third-person singular simple present scoops, present participle scooping, simple past and past participle scooped)

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To make hollow; to dig out.
   • I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers.
3. (transitive) To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
   • The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal.
4. (often) To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
5. (slang) To pick (someone) up
   • You have a car. Can you come and scoop me?
6. (slang) To win the entire pot in a hand in which the pot was split.

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