scoop up

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scoop up

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From scoop + up.

verb scoops up · scooping up · scooped up

to pick up or clear up by scooping Use this to scoop up the ice cream.
To take enthusiastically. We scooped up every one of their albums as soon as they were released.
transitive To grab or pick up something by accident. We must've scooped up a cold virus along with those kids.

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verb pick up by scooping

Deutsch	aufschaufeln, zusammenschaufeln

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@misc{scoop_up_2026,
  title = {scoop up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scoop%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}