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Scooped
To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
📖 Definitions of "Scooped"
verb
- 1
To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
"He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."
- 2
To make hollow; to dig out.
"I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."
- 3
To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
"The paper across town scooped them on the City Hall scandal."
- 4
(often with "up") To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
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