scoop up
Definition
Verb: - To lift or gather something, typically in a quick, curved motion, using a scoop-like tool or with a cupped hand. - To collect or take up something, often in a hurried or eager manner.
Usage
The verb "scoop up" describes the action of removing something from a surface or container by sliding a scoop or a similar concave object beneath it. It often implies a single, fluid motion to collect a loose or soft material.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: Can describe quickly acquiring or securing something desirable before others can.
- Investors rushed to scoop up the shares after the news broke.
Variants and Related Words
- Scoop (verb): The base form, meaning to take out or up with a scoop.
- Please scoop some flour into the bowl.
- Scoop (noun): A tool like a deep spoon or a ladle used for scooping.
- She served the ice cream with an ice cream scoop.
Synonyms
- Gather up
- Pick up
- Lift up
- Ladle
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Scoop out: To remove the inside part of something using a scoop.
- First, scoop out the seeds from the pumpkin.
Related Idioms
- Make a scoop: To obtain an important piece of news before rival reporters. (This idiom uses the noun "scoop," not the phrasal verb "scoop up").
- The journalist made a scoop with her exclusive interview.
Verb
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take out or up with or as if with a scoop
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scoop the sugar out of the container
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