'Scooping' definitions:

Definition of 'Scooping'

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  • Scoop \Scoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scooping.] [OE. scopen. See Scoop, n.]
  • 1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out. [1913 Webster]
  • He scooped the water from the crystal flood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation. [1913 Webster]
  • Those carbuncles the Indians will scoop, so as to hold above a pint. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

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