Antonyms for
scoop
Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
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No Antonyms Found for Scoop

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All Definitions for Scoop

Below are all the dictionary definitions of scoop:

1Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
2The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.
3The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle
4A motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
5A story or fact
6Especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
7An opening in a hood/bonnet or other body panel to admit air, usually for cooling the engine.
8The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
9A place hollowed out
10A basinlike cavity
11A hollow.
12A spoon-shaped surgical instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
13A special spinal board used by emergency medical service staff that divides laterally to scoop up patients.
14A sweep
15A stroke
16A swoop.
17The peak of a cap.
18A hole on the playfield that catches a ball, but eventually returns it to play in one way or another.
19The raised end of a surfboard.
20A kind of floodlight with a reflector.
21A haul of money made through speculation.
22A note that begins slightly below and slides up to the target pitch.
23To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.
24To make hollow
25To dig out.
26To report on something, especially something worthy of a news article, before (someone else).
27To begin a vocal note slightly below the target pitch and then to slide up to the target pitch, especially in country music.
28To pick (someone) up

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Common antonyms for scoop. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does scoop have?

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About antonyms for scoop

Finding the right antonym for scoop helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.", scoop has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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