Scoop

skōōp, v.t. to lift up, as water, with something hollow: to empty with a ladle: to make hollow: to dig out: to dredge for grain: to get before a rival newspaper in publishing some important piece of news.— n. anything hollow for scooping: a large hollow shovel or ladle: a banker's shovel: a coal-scuttle: a haul of money made in speculation: a place hollowed out: a sweeping stroke: ( Scot. ) the peak of a cap: the act of beating another newspaper in publishing some news.— ns. Scoop′er , an engraver's tool; Scoop′ing , the action of the right whale in feeding; Scoop′-net , a hand-net; Scoop′-wheel , a wheel having buckets attached to its circumference, used for raising water. [Prob. Scand., Sw. skopa , a scoop; or Old Dut. schœpe , a shovel, Ger. schüppe , a shovel.]