Phrase guide

scoop up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

to pick up or clear up by scooping

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Use this to scoop up the ice cream.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To take enthusiastically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We scooped up every one of their albums as soon as they were released.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To grab or pick up something by accident.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We must've scooped up a cold virus along with those kids.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • scoop the sugar out of the container

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scoop, scoop out, lift out, take up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Narrower terms: dip

History

Etymology

From scoop + up.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Egyptian: i-k:n-A24 (jkn) — pick up by scooping
  • Finnish: kaapia kasaan — pick up by scooping
  • German: aufschaufeln — pick up by scooping
  • German: zusammenschaufeln — pick up by scooping
  • Māori: koko — pick up by scooping
  • Polish: nabierać — pick up by scooping
  • Polish: nabrać — pick up by scooping
  • Polish: zgarniać — pick up by scooping
  • Polish: zgarnąć — pick up by scooping
  • Tamil: அள்ளு (aḷḷu) — pick up by scooping
  • Tamil: குடை (kuṭai) — pick up by scooping
  • Turkish: kaldırmak — pick up by scooping
  • Turkish: kapmak — pick up by scooping
  • Turkish: kepçe ile çıkarmak — pick up by scooping
  • Turkish: kucaklamak — pick up by scooping
  • Turkish: toplamak — pick up by scooping