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    scoop
    /skuːp/

    noun

    • 1. 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" Similar spoonladledipperbailer
    • 2. a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals: informal "reporters at the city's three tabloid papers usually compete for scoops" Similar exclusive (story)inside storyexposérevelation

    verb

    • 1. pick up and move (something) with a scoop: "I scooped the grain into the bag"
    • 2. publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster): informal "time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures"

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