Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Scoop (-ed, -ing)
scoop (-ed, -ing), v. [MLG < MDu, schoepe, vessel for drawing or bailing out water.] (webplay: liquor; flood).
- Carve; hollow out; [fig.] draw; gather.
- Heap up; fall down on; turn upside down; [fig.] revolve in; orbit in; make a circular motion in.
- Remove; excavate; dig out; gather with the hands.
- Bore; empty; remove; take possession of; turn into a riverbed; form a concavity in.
- Cup; curve; curl; bend; flex; form a concave shape.
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