Topic: NEWSPAPERS, PUBLISHING
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scoop2 [transitive]
1 [always + adverb/preposition] to pick something up or remove it using a scoop or a spoon, or your curved hand : 
She bent down and scooped up the little dog.Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
She bent down and scooped up the little dog.Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.2TCN to be the first newspaper to print an important news report : Time and again we have scooped our rivals.
Time and again we have scooped our rivals.3 British English to win a prize or award : Britain scooped the top prize in the over 50s category.
Britain scooped the top prize in the over 50s category.scoop something ↔ up
phrasal verbFans scooped up the trading cards in the first few hours of the sale.