| Verb | 1. | scoop up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container" | |