scoop up
To pick up or clear up by scoopingTo pick up or clear up by scooping
Meaning
3 sensesTo pick up or clear up by scooping
Use this to scoop up the ice cream.
aufschaufeln, zusammenschaufeln
To take enthusiastically.
We scooped up every one of their albums as soon as they were released.
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
(transitive)To grab or pick up something by accident.
We must've scooped up a cold virus along with those kids.
Examples
15 sentencesHe scooped up sand by the handful.
ruОн зачерпнул руками песок. — megaton
He scooped up sand with his hands.
ruОн зачерпнул руками песок. — megaton
Tom bent down and scooped up some sand.
deTom bückte sich und hob etwas Sand hoch. — Yorwba
Ziri bent down and scooped the cat up.
The company scooped up reams of personal data.
deDie Firma hat in Hülle und Fülle persönliche Daten gesammelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From scoop + up.From scoop + up.
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Forms
scoops up, scooping up, scooped up, scooped up| Base form | scoop up · to scoop up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scoops up |
| Present participle | scooping up |
| Past simple | scooped up |
| Past participle | scooped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.