noun A basin-like cavity, natural or artificial a hollow.noun A utensil like a shovel, but having a short handle and a deep hollow receptacle capable of holding various small articles.transitive verb Informal To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story.transitive verb To pick up, gather, or collect swiftly and smoothly.

transitive verb To hollow out by digging.transitive verb To take up and often reposition with a scoop.noun An opening, as on the body of a motor vehicle, by which a fluid is directed inward.noun A rounded, usually low-cut neckline, as on a blouse or dress.noun An exclusive news story acquired by luck or initiative before a competitor.noun The amount that any of these utensils, implements, or containers can hold.noun A bucket or shovel of a dredge, backhoe, or other digging machine.noun A narrow, spoon-shaped instrument for surgical extraction in cavities or cysts.noun An implement for bailing water from a boat.noun A thick-handled cuplike utensil for dispensing balls of ice cream or other semisoft food, often having a sweeping band in the cup that is levered by the thumb to free the contents.noun A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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