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swoop

DEFINITIONS OF: swoop

1

v move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

v move down on as if in an attack

“The raptor swooped down on its prey”
“The teacher swooped down upon the new students”
Synonyms:
pounce
Types:
stoop
descend swiftly, as if on prey
Type of:
come down, descend, fall, go down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

v seize or catch with a swooping motion

Synonyms:
swoop up
Type of:
snap, snatch, snatch up
to grasp hastily or eagerly

n a very rapid raid

Type of:
foray, maraud, raid
a sudden short attack

n a swift descent through the air

Type of:
descent
the act of changing your location in a downward direction

n (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

Synonyms:
slide
Type of:
glissando
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
Launch
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