swoop up

/swup əp/
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Other forms: swooped up; swooping up; swoops up

Definitions of swoop up
  1. verb
    seize or catch with a swooping motion
    synonyms: swoop
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    type of:
    snap, snatch, snatch up
    to grasp hastily or eagerly
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