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scoop

/skuːp/noun

उच्चारण स्कूप

चम्मच; ख़ास ख़बर

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl; the amount picked up by a scoop; a piece of important news that one newspaper reports before others

    चम्मच; ख़ास ख़बर

    • a scoop of ice cream
    • a news scoop
    • Add one scoop of sugar to the batter.
    + 3 more examples
    • The reporter got a scoop about the minister's resignation.
    • He asked for two scoops of mango ice cream.
    • The paper's front-page scoop was talked about for weeks.

    Synonyms ladle spoon exclusive story

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to move or lift something with a scoop or with your hands

    उठाना

    • scoop up the sand
    • He scooped water from the stream with both hands and drank.
    • She scooped the rice into a bowl.
    + 2 more examples
    • The child scooped up a handful of sand.
    • He scooped the baby into his arms.

    Synonyms lift dig gather pick up

→Phrasal verbs 1

scoop sth/sb up

to move or lift something or somebody with a quick continuous movement

(हाथ या चम्मच से) झट से उठा लेना

  • She scooped up the baby in her arms.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

ladle spoon exclusive story lift dig gather pick up

§Grammar and usage

Journalism: a scoop is an exclusive news story reported first.

पत्रकारिता में scoop सबसे पहले छापी गई विशेष ख़बर है।