scoops

Noun

scoop (plural scoops)

1. Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
   • She kept a scoop in the dog food.

   Synonyms:

   scooper

2. The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
   • Use one scoop of coffee for each pot.

   Synonyms:

   scoopful

3. The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
   • with a quick scoop, she fished the frog out of the pond.
4. A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
   • He listened carefully, in hopes of getting the scoop on the debate.

   Synonyms:

   dope, poop

5. An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
6. The digging attachment on a front-end loader.

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