| VERB | contact | scoop up, scoop, scoop out, lift out, take up | take out or up with or as if with a scoop |
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| Meaning | take out or up with or as if with a scoop. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | scoop, scoop out, lift out, take up | |
| Narrower | dip | scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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