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scoops up

scoops up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scoop up.

Meaning of scoop up

Verb

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

  1. to pick up or clear up by scooping
    • Use this to scoop up the ice cream.
  2. To take enthusiastically.
    • We scooped up every one of their albums as soon as they were released.
  3. (transitive) To grab or pick up something by accident.
    • We must've scooped up a cold virus along with those kids.

Questions about scoops up

What is scoops up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scoops up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scoop up.

Words near scoops up in the dictionary

  1. scooplike
  2. scoopneck
  3. scoopnecks
  4. scoops
  5. scoops in
  6. scoops up
  7. scoopsful
  8. scoopstone
  9. scoopula
  10. scoopulas
  11. scoopwheel

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