From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_291_ascoopscoop1 /skuːp/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 TCNan important or exciting news story that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station before any of the others know about it a journalist looking for a scoop2 
DFUa round deep spoon for serving food, for example ice cream or mashed potato3 (also scoopful)DFTM an amount of food served with a scoopscoop of two scoops of ice cream4 American English informal information about something the inside scoop (=special information that other people do not have) on the marketswhat’s the scoop? (=used to ask for information or news)
DFUa round deep spoon for serving food, for example ice cream or mashed potato3 (also scoopful)DFTM an amount of food served with a scoopscoop of two scoops of ice cream4 American English informal information about something the inside scoop (=special information that other people do not have) on the marketswhat’s the scoop? (=used to ask for information or news)Examples from the Corpus
scoop• CNN recognized its opportunity for a scoop.• CNN quickly recognised the opportunity for a scoop.• I suppose they might represent a considerable academic scoop.• an ice cream scoop• Cut the bottom off a four pint plastic milk container to make a free food scoop.• Their toecaps turned little scoops of dust as they walked.• It was his first major scoop and he promised not to reveal the source of his information.• Like most scoops, it came down to desire.• Place scoops of the ice cream into individual serving dishes.• They were pouring scoops of dirt on my coffin, but I was banging on the lid to get out.scoop of• a big scoop of mashed potatoesinside scoop• He gave me the inside scoop on the Biggest Wave story: the thirty-five-foot mountain he'd ridden on 5 January 1985.scoopscoop2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition]LIFT to pick something up or remove it using a scoop or a spoon, or your curved hand She bent down and scooped up the little dog. Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.2 TCNto be the first newspaper to print an important news report Time and again, we have scooped our rivals.3 British English to win a prize or award Britain scooped the top prize in the over-50s category. → scoop something ↔ up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
scoop• A shallow river had scooped a fertile valley out of the limestone mountains.• Driven beyond sense, she made no protest when he scooped her easily into his arms and strode deeper into the forest.• She'd felt that strength when he'd scooped her easily into his arms.• Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.• He has been seen in the square scooping the birds into a cardboard box 40 at a time.• Charlie loved to scoop the competition.• The latter is currently scooping up 480 / 0 of the cash.• The computer will point you in the right direction of a fuel pod which can be scooped up at close range.• Hasty scooped up the loose ball.Origin scoop1 (1300-1400) Middle Dutch schope 