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to scoop up
01
to gather or lift something using a scoop or similar tool
Transitive: to scoop up sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
scoop
Present tense
scoop up
3rd person singular
scoops up
Present participle
scooping up
Past simple
scooped up
Past participle
scooped up
Examples
The chef used a ladle to carefully scoop up the soup and pour it into the bowl for serving.
02
to quickly lift something or someone using one's hands or arms
Transitive: to scoop up sth
Examples
The children eagerly used their hands to scoop up handfuls of sand and build sandcastles at the beach.
