Толковый словарь английского языка - scoop

I. noun see: shape Date: 14th century 1. a large ladle, a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling, a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food, a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging, 2. the action of ~ing, the amount contained by a ~, 3. a hollow place ; cavity, a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (as air) into a desired path, 4. information especially of immediate interest, beat 5b, a rounded and usually low-cut neckline on a woman's garment, ~ful noun II. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to take out or up with or as if with a ~ ; dip, to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand, to empty by ladling out the contents, to make hollow ; dig out, beat 5a(2) , ~able adjective ~er noun