scoop-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: take (up or out) as if with a scoop

Commentary: Includes SCOOP UP and SCOOP OUT

Examples:
Francis scooped up the tired worm and carried it gently in his palm.
We carefully scooped the black widow into a jar so Karl could see.
Egwene scooped the coins into his own purse.
Residents scooped the furry animals out using fishing nets.

Mappings:
VerbNet: funnel-9.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: scoop.01,scoop.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scoop_out 2
scoop_up 1

Sense Number 2: hollow out as if using a scoop

Commentary: Includes SCOOP OUT

Examples:
Her godmother scooped out all the insides of the melon, leaving nothing but the rind.
The trunk of a large tree is scooped out to form something like a boat.
It is impossible that the ocean could have scooped out this hollow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scoop_out 1

Sense Number 3: MEDIA:reveal; get the better of by releasing a news item first:

Examples:
The TPM Muckrakers scooped the Washington press corps on the U.S. Attorney scandal.
Apple recently opened a case against bloggers who's scooped the company's plans.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2