scoop up

Meanings

• Verb

  To lift or gather up (something) using a scoop or similar implement.

• Verb

  To take up or collect (something) quickly and efficiently.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scoop up
scoop , hoop , loop , mop , top , prop , droop , dupe , poop

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Variants

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scoop up , scooped up , scooping up , scoops up

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Forms

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scoops, scooping, scooped

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Etymology

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The word 'scoop' comes from the Old English word 'scoopen' which means 'to dig, to hollow out'. The verb 'scoop up' was formed by adding the past participle 'up' to the root word 'scoop'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest scoop ever made was created in 1982 in Japan. It was 13 meters (43 feet) wide and 20 meters (66 feet) long, and was used to excavate soil for a dam.

2. The term 'scoop' has also been used figuratively to describe someone who obtains exclusive information before others, such as a journalist who breaks a major story.

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Related Concepts

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1. Digging: Scoop up is a form of digging where a scoop or similar implement is used to lift or gather up material.

2. Netting: Scoop up can also refer to the act of lifting or gathering up material using a net.

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Culture

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The term 'scoop up' has been used in various forms of literature and art. For instance, in Ernest Hemingway's novel 'The Old Man and the Sea', the main character, Santiago, uses a scoop net to catch fish. In music, the phrase 'scoop up' has been used metaphorically to describe the act of quickly and successfully acquiring something, such as in the song 'Scoop It Up' by Busta Rhymes.

How to Memorize "scoop up"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of using a scoop or shovel to lift up and collect something, such as sand or water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scoop' with the image of a shovel or a net, and the word 'up' with the act of lifting or raising.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Scoop it up and keep the sand' to remember the definition of scoop up.

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