What does scoop up mean?
scoop up
Definition
To pick up a load of loose earth, sand, gravel or snow by pushing a bucket or a shovel under it and lifting.
Example sentences
Can you scoop up that pile of topsoil with the backhoe and dump it by the vegetable beds?
Can you scoop up that pile of topsoil with the backhoe and dump it by the vegetable beds?
Before I'd even finished my coffee, the skid steer had scooped up all the rubble from the old shed.
Before I'd even finished my coffee, the skid steer had scooped up all the rubble from the old shed.