Word

scoop, v.
(scooped, scooping, scoops)

get the better of
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

best outdo outflank scoop trump

sample sentences

"the goal was to best the competition"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce

hyponym

outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart

take out or up with or as if with a scoop
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lift out scoop scoop out scoop up take up

sample sentences

"scoop the sugar out of the container"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

scoop scoop scoop scoop

semantic pointers

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

hyponym

dip