scoop

• Sustantivo con varios significados: utensilio para servir comida; forma cóncava; noticia exclusiva en periodismo; jerga para cierta droga; parte de una draga o excavadora; o cucharón grande.

A noun with multiple meanings: a utensil for serving food; a concave shape; an exclusive news report; a slang term for a drug; a part of a dredge or backhoe; or a large ladle.

1. Quantity held by a scoopA2formal

   The amount that a scoop can contain, often used for measuring food or other materials.

   cantidad que cabe en una cuchara

   • She added one scoop of coffee grounds to the filter.
   • The recipe calls for two scoops of ice cream.
   • He used a large scoop of flour for the dough.

   Sinónimosscoopful

2. Hollow shapeB1formal

   A concave shape or indentation created by removing material from a surface.

   Cavidad cóncava

   • The spoon left a scoop in the soft butter.
   • He carved a scoop into the wood for the handle.
   • The sand had a scoop where the bucket had been.

   Sinónimoscavityconcavitycraterdentdepressiondinthollowindentation

   Antónimosbulgebumpprotrusionridge

3. Exclusive news reportB2informal

   A news story that is published or broadcast by one media outlet before any other.

   Exclusiva periodística

   • The journalist got a major scoop on the political scandal.
   • The newspaper's scoop was picked up by all the major networks.
   • She broke the scoop about the celebrity wedding.

   Sinónimosbeatexclusive

4. Slang for gamma hydroxybutyrateC2slang

   A street name for the drug gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), often used recreationally.

   Éxtasis líquido (GHB)

   • The police found a stash of scoop during the raid.
   • He was arrested for possession of scoop.
   • The documentary warned about the dangers of scoop.

   Sinónimosfantasyggrievous bodily harmsoap

5. Shovel or bucket of machineryB2formaltechnical

   The digging part of a dredge or backhoe, used to lift and move materials.

   Cuchara o cazo de maquinaria

   • The backhoe's scoop lifted a load of gravel.
   • The dredge's scoop cleared the riverbed.
   • The operator maneuvered the scoop to dig a trench.

   Sinónimosbucketclamshelldippergrabshovel

6. Large ladleB1formalculinary

   A large spoon-like utensil used for serving liquids or semi-liquids.

   Cucharón grande

   • She used a scoop to serve the soup from the pot.
   • The chef handed him a scoop for the punch bowl.
   • He dipped the scoop into the stew and filled the bowls.

   Sinónimosdipperladle

• Verbo que significa recoger o extraer algo con un movimiento de cucharón o pala, o conseguir y publicar una noticia antes que otros medios.

A verb used to indicate the act of lifting or digging out something with a scooping motion, or to obtain or publish a news story before others.

1. Lift or remove with a scoopB1formal

   To take out or up something using a scooping motion, as with a spoon or shovel.

   sacar con cuchara o pala

   • She scooped the ice cream into a bowl.
   • He scooped the sand into a bucket.
   • The waiter scooped the soup into the bowls.

   Sinónimosbaildipdishgougehollowladleshovelspoon

2. Outdo or beatB2informal

   To get the better of someone, especially by obtaining something before them.

   Adelantarse a, ganar por anticipación

   • The journalist scooped the competition with the exclusive story.
   • Our team scooped the prize at the science fair.
   • He scooped the other bidders by offering a higher price.

   Sinónimosbeatforestalloutdooutstrippreemptsurpasstoptrump

Variantes phrasalscoop outscoop up