scoop
noun
[ skuːp ]
• a utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container.
• "the powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided"
• a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals.
• "reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops"
• an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
scoop
verb
• pick up and move (something) with a scoop.
• "I scooped the grain into the bag"
• publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster).
• "time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures"
• (in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento.
• "she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases"
Origin:
Middle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.
