English verb: scoop up | |||
1. | scoop up (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 out, take up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dip | ||