Толковый словарь английского языка - scoop
Scoop
scoop
I. noun see: shape Date: 14th century 1. a large ladle, a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling, a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food, a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging, 2. the action of ~ing, the amount contained by a ~, 3. a hollow place ; cavity , a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (as air) into a desired path, 4. information especially of immediate interest, beat 5b, a rounded and usually low-cut neckline on a woman's garment, ~ful noun II. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to take out or up with or as if with a ~ ; dip , to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand, to empty by ladling out the contents, to make hollow ; dig out , beat 5a(2) , ~able adjective ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 any of various objects resembling a spoon, esp.: a a short-handled deep shovel used for transferring grain, sugar, coal, coins, etc. b a large long-handled ladle used for transferring liquids. c the excavating part of a digging-machine etc. d Med. a long-handled spoonlike instrument used for scraping parts of the body etc. e an instrument used for serving portions of mashed potato, ice-cream, etc. 2 a quantity taken up by a scoop. 3 a movement of or resembling scooping. 4 a piece of news published by a newspaper etc. in advance of its rivals. 5 a large profit made quickly or by anticipating one's competitors. 6 Mus. a singer's exaggerated portamento. 7 a scooped-out hollow etc. --v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by out) hollow out with or as if with a scoop. 2 (usu. foll. by up) lift with or as if with a scoop. 3 forestall (a rival newspaper, reporter, etc.) with a scoop. 4 secure (a large profit etc.) esp. suddenly. Phrases and idioms scoop-neck the rounded low-cut neck of a garment. scoop-net a net used for sweeping a river bottom, or for catching bait. Derivatives scooper n. scoopful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. MDu., MLG schope bucket etc., rel. to SHAPE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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