n. 25B6; noun
a measuring scoop : SPOON, ladle, dipper; bailer.
a scoop of vanilla ice cream : SPOONFUL, ladleful, portion, lump, ball; informal dollop.
(informal) reporters competed for scoops : EXCLUSIVE (STORY), inside story, exposé, revelation.
25B6; verb
a hole was scooped out in the floor : HOLLOW OUT, gouge out, dig, excavate, cut out.
cut the tomatoes in half and scoop out the flesh : REMOVE, take out, spoon out, scrape out.
she scooped up armfuls of clothes : PICK UP, gather up, lift, take up; snatch up, grab.