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Scooped

Scoop \Scoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scooping.] [OE. scopen. See Scoop, n.]

  1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.

    He scooped the water from the crystal flood.
    --Dryden.

  2. To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.

  3. To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.

    Those carbuncles the Indians will scoop, so as to hold above a pint.
    --Arbuthnot.

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scooped

vb. (en-past of: scoop)

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Scooped (album)

Scooped is a two CD compilation album including tracks from Pete Townshend's three albums Scoop, Another Scoop and Scoop 3. It was released in the US on the Redline label. A booklet is included that contains Townshend's commentary on the inspiration, ideas and instrumentation behind each song.

Usage examples of "scooped".

When the ropes were pulled loose, the girl bent forward and scooped up a handful of the loose earth.

Alain scooped her into his arms, grabbed her quilt of down by its corner, and carried her into his bed chamber.

Running down the rocky slope, Rufus scooped up the red tom cat from where it crouched behind a large gray boulder.

The vale that was scooped out between the fells flattened, and they walked easily across moonlit pastures.

Jocasta scooped up a thumbnail of the ointment and spread it carefully over his wound, her fingers steady on his jawbone.

Jemmy had poked a curious head up from his cradle, and his grandfather, smiling, had scooped him out and taken him upon his knee.

She got up and scooped him into her arms, swaying gently to soothe him.

All the same, I reached out by impulse and scooped the figure up, dropping it into my pocket.

Then he made his farewells, scooped me up off the stool onto which I had thankfully subsided, and we were off again, into the cool wind of the dying night.

She scooped up the cleaned silk and transferred it to a small woven basket, small fragments scattering across the counter as she did so.

The man leaned down and scooped Jemmy deftly from my arms, allowing me to mount Judas and get proper hold of the reins before handing Jemmy carefully back.

He crammed the leather bag into the damp hole he had made, reached out his arms and grasped the dirt, pulling it to him, the mud a comfort on his skin as he scooped it in.

Seized by revulsion, he scooped a stone from the bank and hurled it into the tree with all his might.

She scooped him off his stool and whirled him away from the chopping board, feet kicking in protest.

He scooped up the sword-torn black band and the lock of auburn hair spilling from it, folded it respectfully into the pockets of his robes, and left the green.