scoop
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Also seen as: scoops · scooping · scooped
Sense 1
Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
Công cụ hình chén hoặc hình bát, thường có tay cầm
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
Lượng vật liệu rắn hoặc lỏng mà một chiếc xúc được chứa
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
Nâng, di chuyển hoặc thu thập bằng xúc hoặc như bằng xúc
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Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
To make hollow; to dig out.
Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “scoop” mean?
Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
Is “scoop” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.