SCOOP OUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does scoop out mean?
• SCOOP OUT (verb)
The verb SCOOP OUT has 2 senses:
1. hollow out with a scoop
2. take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Familiarity information: SCOOP OUT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCOOP OUT (verb)
Meaning:
Hollow out with a scoop
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
scoop out a melon
Hypernyms (to "scoop out" is one way to...):
core out; hollow; hollow out (remove the interior of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lift out; scoop; scoop up; scoop out; take up
Context example:
scoop the sugar out of the container
Hypernyms (to "scoop out" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scoop out"):
dip (scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
