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Scooped

To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

📖 Definitions of "Scooped"

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To make hollow; to dig out.

    "I tried scooping a hole in the sand with my fingers."

  3. 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. 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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