scooped up
Lifted with hands
Scooped up means gathered or lifted with a sweeping motion, as if using a scoop: She scooped up the coins from the table.
The phrase often implies quickness or efficiency: The company scooped up all the available talent.
It can suggest rescuing or collecting something vulnerable: He scooped up the kitten before it ran into traffic.
- skimmedRead superficially
- picked upTook hold of
- swept upCleaned or enthralled
- dredgedRemoved sediment from
- cuppedShaped into bowl
snatched up · collect · gathered · netted · harvested · cradled · lift · snatched · spooned · retrieved · extracted · ladled · hoisted · shoveled · bundled · armful · plucked · gobbled up
scooped upscattered
Spread irregularly about
spread out · dispersed · strewn · sprinkled · distributed
scooped uplet go of
discarded · abandoned · surrendered · relinquished · gave away
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