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Scoop up

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    to pick up or clear up by scooping

    "Use this to scoop up the ice cream."

  2. 2
    take out or up with or as if with a scoop wordnet
  3. 3
    To take enthusiastically.

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

  4. 4
    To grab or pick up something by accident. transitive

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

Etymology

From scoop + up.

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