Swoop - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|swuːp|
Brit.
|swuːp|
noun
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (syn: slide)
- a swift descent through the air
the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
- a very rapid raid- a swift descent through the air
verb
- move down on as if in an attack (syn: pounce)
- seize or catch with a swooping motion
The raptor swooped down on its prey
The teacher swooped down upon the new students
- move with a sweep, or in a swooping arcThe teacher swooped down upon the new students
- seize or catch with a swooping motion
Extra examples
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
Influenza came down upon me with a swoop.
The eagle hovered, ready to swoop at any moment.
A helicopter suddenly swooped down.
Drug officers swooped on several addresses in London last night.
Police arrested a man in a swoop on his house last night.
The raptor swooped down on its prey
The teacher swooped down upon the new students
A single company can close a factory, eliminating 74,000 jobs in one fell swoop.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: swoop
he/she/it: swoops
present participle: swooping
past tense: swooped
past participle: swooped
I/you/we/they: swoop
he/she/it: swoops
present participle: swooping
past tense: swooped
past participle: swooped
noun
singular: swoop
plural: swoops
singular: swoop
plural: swoops
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