scooping up
Collecting from below
Scooping up is gathering something with a sweeping upward motion, as with cupped hands or a tool: She scooped up the fallen coins.
It often suggests quickness or efficiency: The company scooped up three startups in one month.
With children or pets, it means lifting affectionately into one's arms: He scooped up his daughter and carried her to bed.
- ladlingServing with large spoon
- picking upGrasping and lifting
- picking up the piecesRebuilding after setback
- spooningCuddling while lying aligned
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
shovel · salvaging · dredging · sweeping up · cradling · skimming · hand · rescuing · snatching · snapping up · cupped hands · corralling · bailing · trowel · gathering · collecting · retrieving · cupping
- buying upstockpiling, hoarding, accumulating, amassing, bulk buying
scooping uppouring out
Releasing liquid by tilting
dropping · spilling · tipping out · releasing · depositing
scooping upscattering
Distribution in many directions
spreading out · dispersing · strewing · distributing · sprinkling
scooping updiscarding
Removing what's unwanted
throwing away · relinquishing · abandoning · giving away · ditching
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