■ noun
1》 a utensil resembling a spoon, having a short handle and a deep bowl, used for extracting liquids or substances from a container.
↘the bowl-shaped part of a digging machine or dredger.
↘a long-handled spoon-like surgical instrument.
2》 informal a piece of news published or broadcast in advance of being released by other newspapers or broadcast stations.
↘( the ~ ) N. Amer. the latest news.
3》 an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing.
■ verb
1》 pick up with a ~.
↘create (a hollow) with or as if with a ~.
↘pick or gather up in a swift, fluid movement: he laughed and ~ed her up in his arms.
2》 informal publish a ~.
3》 win.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ful noun ( plural ~fuls ).
Origin
ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. schōpe 'waterwheel bucket'; related to shape .