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Scooped
To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
📖 Definitions of "Scooped"
- 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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scooped"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scoop upverb | to pick up or clear up by scooping |
| pocketverb | (transitive) To put (something) into a pocket. |
| outflankverb | (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example). |
| take upverb | (transitive) To lift; to raise. |
| outdoverb | (transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| bestverb | (transitive) To surpass in skill or achievement. |
| exclusivenoun | (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions. |
| trumpverb | (transitive) To supersede. |
| lift outverb | take out or up with or as if with a scoop |
| scoop outverb | hollow out with a scoop |
| scoop shovelnoun | the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe |
| claimed | "Claimed" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on February 23, 2014. |
| knockedverb | (intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood. |
| necklinenoun | The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front. |
| putverb | To physically place (something or someone somewhere). |
| referredverb | (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something) |
| returned | That has come back. |
| sentnoun | A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Estonian kroon. |
| wonverb | (archaic or obsolete, regional) To live, remain. |
| pickedverb | Chosen; selected. |
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