English verb: scoop out | |||
1. | scoop out (contact) hollow out with a scoop | ||
Samples | Scoop out a melon. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
2. | scoop out (contact) take out or up with or as if with a scoop | ||
Samples | Scoop the sugar out of the container. | ||
Synonyms | lift out, scoop, scoop up, take up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dip | ||