Meaning of scoop up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to pick up or clear up by scooping
2. To take enthusiastically.
3. To grab or pick up something by accident.
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Examples

“Use⟳ this to scoop up the ice cream.”

“You need⟳ to go in the backseat, scoop up all those little pieces of brain and skull. Get⟳ it out of there. -- said by The Wolf”

“I bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like⟳ Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween^([sic]) my fingers.”

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

“You put⟳ suntan lotion in a bottle and call⟳ it Joe's Suntan Lotion and people won't buy⟳ it. But you put⟳ the exact same product in the bottle, change⟳ the label⟳ to Coppertone and raise⟳ the price, and they'll scoop it right up.”

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

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