Definition of the scoop:
(n) :
any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually including a
handle used to lift and move loose or soft solid material; the
amount or
volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop
"she kept a scoop in the dog food"
(v) :
to lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop; to learn something, especially something worthy of a
news article, before (someone else)
"he used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face."