scoop up

phrasal verb

scooped up; scooping up; scoops up

informal

: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way

Customers scooped up the free samples.

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Defensive lineman Jalen Carter punched the ball out of the hands of LA running back Kyren Williams, and it was scooped up by Isaiah Rodgers, who returned it inside the Rams’ 10-yard line. —

Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 Some travelers have already scooped up the commemorative Trump cards and listed the transit passes for re-sale. —

Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025 Entering late in a blowout of the New England Patriots, his high handoff to rookie running back Jaylen Wright led to a fumble that Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez scooped up and scored on. —

David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025 Its competitors have also gotten in on the business of representing estates: Pace Gallery recently took on the estate of Jiro Takamatsu, and David Zwirner scooped up the Robert Ryman estate from Pace in 2021, two years after the artist died. —

Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for scoop up