scoop
n 1: the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: {scoopful}]
2: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: {pocket}]
3: a news report that is reported first by one news
organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city
officials" [syn: {exclusive}]
4: the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe [syn: {scoop
shovel}]
5: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
v 1: profit suddenly [syn: {make a scoop}]
2: take out or up with or as if with a scoop [syn: {scoop out},
{lift out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]
3: get the better of [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {best}]