Scoop

usgb/skuːp/
noun

A tool with a handle, used to pick up and move a small amount of a loose or soft substance.

She used a scoop to put the ice cream in the cone.
Visual representation of "scoop" - A tool with a handle, used to pick up and move a small amount of a loose or soft substance.

Often appears as...

  • ice cream scoop
  • scoop of sugar
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Quantities matter

Used for specific amounts, often of food or materials one can measure.

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She asked for three scoops of rice.
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Associated with softness

Typically involves substances that are soft or loose, not hard or solid.

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He scooped a handful of sand.
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Implies a container

Suggests that there is a container from which the substance is being taken.

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She had a scoop of laundry detergent from the box.
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