If a newspaper scoops other newspapers, it succeeds in printing an exciting or important story before they do. All the newspapers really want to do is scoop the opposition
An optional device under the envelope MOUTH resembling a tapered sail, usually made of fire-resistant Nomex fabric It aids inflation and protects burner flame from wind gusts
It is a scoop when a player raises a stationary or slowly moving ball off the ground with a shovel-like movement of the stick, which is placed slightly under the ball
a specialized-shape skirt which, on American balloons, narrows to an inch or two on one side and widens to extend all the way from the top of the poles to the base of the envelope proper, forming a tilted mouth The idea of the scoop is to provide better control of the aerostat's orientation Ideally, the front (or main part of the scoop) will always be kept in the direction of travel It may also aid in keeping the envelope full
A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour. a small ice-cream scoop
A forward facing aerodynamic device or opening used to duct cool outside air to some part of the vehicle such as the carburetor intake, the brakes, the radiator, or an oil cooler
the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe the quantity a scoop will hold a hollow concave shape made by removing something take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container
{i} spoon, ladle; tool for scooping or digging; hollow, cavity; act of scooping or digging; quantity that fills one scoop; (Slang) exclusive news story reported by one newspaper (or television station, etc.); large profit (Slang)
a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe the quantity a scoop will hold a hollow concave shape made by removing something take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container
n slang referring to the J stroke The ball is played with the hands clasped together, the thumbs parallel and pointed up, and the elbows bent J型傳çƒã€‚
n slang referring to the J stroke The ball is played with the hands clasped together, the thumbs parallel and pointed up, and the elbows bent Jåž‹ä¼ çƒã€‚
If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or round them and quickly move them there. Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms
An air scoop forces air onto desired parts of the car On a stock car, it could be a box sitting on the hood to force air into the engine to give it more power On an Indycar, a scoop forces air onto the brakes to keep them cool
You can use scoop to refer to an exciting news story which is reported in one newspaper or on one television programme before it appears anywhere else. one of the biggest scoops in the history of newspapers
a specialized-shape skirt which narrows to an inch or two on one side and widens to extend all the way from the top of the stanchions to the base of the envelope proper, forming a tilted mouth The idea of the scoop is to provide better control of the aerostat's orientation Ideally, the front (or main part of the scoop) will always be kept in the direction of travel It may also aid in keeping the envelope full
{f} dig, pick up material with a shovel or similar tool; pick up material with a spoon; publish a news story before every other newspaper (or television station, etc.); dig out, hollow out, create a cavity
Named for its scoop-like shape, an open face flood light with a large, diffuse reflector that is essentially the body of the luminaire The reflector is parabolic, spherical or ellipsoidal, and is generally made from unpainted aluminum
scoopful
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[ 'sküp ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch schope; akin to Old High German skepfen to shape; more at SHAPE.