scoop

Noun
  1. The quantity a scoop will hold (synset 113791457)
    hypernym: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
    synonym: scoopful
  2. A hollow concave shape made by removing something (synset 113916999)
    hypernym: concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
    synonym: pocket
  3. A news report that is reported first by one news organization (synset 106695928)
    "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
    hypernym: account, news report, report, story, write up - a short account of the news
    synonym: exclusive
  4. Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate (synset 104260861)
    hypernym: gamma hydroxybutyrate, ghb - a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
    synonym: easy lay, georgia home boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, soap
  5. The shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe (synset 104156273)
    hypernym: shovel - a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
    part meronym:
    • backhoe - an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
    • dredge - a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
    synonym: scoop shovel
  6. A large ladle (synset 104156148)
    "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
    hypernym: ladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
Verb
  1. Take out or up with or as if with a scoop (synset 201315031)
    "scoop the sugar out of the container"
    hypernym: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    hyponym: dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
    synonym: lift out, scoop out, scoop up, take up
  2. Get the better of (synset 201111670)
    "the goal was to best the competition"
    hypernym: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
    hyponym: outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart - defeat by more skillful maneuvering
    synonym: best, outdo, outflank, trump

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