to scoop out
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3.3
- phrasal verb
- /skuːp aʊt/
:
sacar
- "Who knows?" he says, scooping out papaya flesh with the spoon.
- scoop out the flesh
- scoop out pulp
- scoop out seeds
Right now I'm going to scoop out the the avocado with a spoon.
- Right now I'm going to scoop out the the avocado with a spoon.
- This is foaming bath soap that you can scoop out, pop under running water, pour in.
- Then use the spoon to scoop out the the avocado meat.
- KFC says it makes it quote more fun to scoop out your Mac and cheese, retrieve that last piece of corn and delight in your mashed potatoes.
- We put in about four hours of time scraping, scooping out piles.
- The whole family industrialistly scooping out the contents, the raw brains first to eat.
Examples
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Right now I'm going to scoop out the the avocado with a spoon.
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Altoon set the cake down, scooped out ice cream onto each of our plates.
Fiction book (1998) -
You can use it to scoop out product mix on the mixing plate here.
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And then from there, after we are done cutting it, we're just going to start scooping out the watermelon meat.
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Allow the pumpkin to cool, slice off the top, and scoop out the seeds.
Academic text (2004) -
Yeah, you're supposed to take the spoon and scoop out the middle.
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Let rest until cool enough to handle, then scoop out the flesh, discarding the peel.
Blog text (12) -
Chuck positions a makeshift drill in a hole he has scooped out in a piece of driftwood.
Fiction book (2000) -
Slice eggplants in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh, leaving a half-inch shell.
Academic text (2004) -
With a small spoon, carefully scoop out the insides of the tomatoes, keeping the shell intact.
Synonyms
523
2.7
To take something out of a place, often with effort
127
1.9
To lift something using a deep curved tool or your hand
91
3.2
Empty a place or container by removing everything inside
24
4.8
To remove the inside of something to make an empty space
16
4.5
Pull something out of a place by using air to draw it in
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4.0
Remove the inside of something to leave an empty space
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to remove the inside or contents' follows directly from combining 'scoop' (to lift or remove using a scoop) with 'out' (away from the interior). This verb + particle pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Scoop out comes from the simple image of using a spoon or small tool to take the inside of something away. Imagine using a spoon to scoop seeds out of a pumpkin until it is hollow, so it means 'to remove the inside or contents'.