swoop

swoop

 (swo͞op)

v. swooped, swoop·ing, swoops

v.intr.

1. To move in a sudden sweep: The bird swooped down on its prey.

2. To make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down: The children swooped down on the pile of presents.

v.tr.

To seize or snatch in a sudden sweeping movement.

n.

The act or an instance of swooping.

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[Middle English swopen, to sweep along, from Old English swāpan, to sweep, swing.]

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swoop

(swuːp)

vb

1. (intr; usually foll by down, on, or upon) to sweep or pounce suddenly

2. (tr; often foll by up, away, or off) to seize or scoop suddenly

n

3. the act of swooping

4. a swift descent

[Old English swāpan to sweep; related to Old High German sweifan to swing around, Old Norse sveipa to throw]

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swoop

(swup)

v.i.

1. to sweep down through the air, as a bird upon prey.

2. to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often fol. by down and on or upon): The army swooped down on the town.

v.t.

3. to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as if with one sweeping motion (often fol. by up, away, or off): He swooped her up in his arms.

n.

4. an act or instance of swooping.

[1535–45; Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan to sweep¹]

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swoop

Past participle: swooped
Gerund: swooping

Imperative

swoop

swoop

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swoop - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" slide glissando - a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	2.	swoop - a very rapid raid foray, maraud, raid - a sudden short attack
	3.	swoop - a swift descent through the air descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Verb	1.	swoop - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" pounce come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" stoop - descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"
	2.	swoop - move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	swoop - seize or catch with a swooping motion swoop up snatch, snatch up, snap - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"

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swoop

verb

1. pounce, attack, charge, rush, raid, descend, assail, make a raid The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car.

2. drop, plunge, dive, rush, sweep, descend, plummet, pounce, stoop, nosedive The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something.

noun

1. raid, attack, assault, surprise search a swoop on a German lorry

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swoop

noun

The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water:

dive, nosedive, plunge.

Informal: header.

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Translations

إنْقِضاضيَنْقَض عَلى

střemhlavý letvrhnout se

nedslag

HerabstoßenRazzia

εφορμώ

descente

dÿfa, steypiflugsteypa sér niîur

attaccoin un sol colpoincursionepiombare

smigimassmigtivienu pradėjimu

mešanās virsū/lejupmesties virsū/lejup

plutselig angrep

strmhlavý let

üstüne çullanmaüstüne çullanmak

猛扑突袭

swoop

[swuːp]

A. N [of bird] → descenso m súbito; (by police) → redada f (on de) at one fell swoop → de un solo golpe

B. VI [bird] (also swoop down) → abatirse, lanzarse en picado (on sobre) [police] → hacer una redada (on en) the plane swooped low over the village → el avión se lanzó en picado y pasó en vuelo rasante sobre el pueblo
the police swooped on the club and arrested eight suspects → la policía hizo una redada en el club y detuvo a ocho sospechosos
he swooped on this mistake → se lanzó sobre este error

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swoop

[ˈswuːp]

n

(by police, soldiers) → descente f
to make a swoop on sth → faire une descente sur qch

[bird, plane] → descente f en piqué, piqué m
The swallow made another dazzling swoop through the air → L'hirondelle fit un autre piqué vertigineux.

(= go) in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop → d'un seul coup d'un seul

vi

(also swoop down) [bird, plane] → descendre en piqué, piquer

[police, troops] → faire une descente
to swoop on sth → faire une descente sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swoop

vi (lit: also swoop down, bird) → herabstoßen, niederstoßen (→ on auf +acc); (plane) → einen Sturzflug machen; (fig, police) → einen Überraschungsangriff machen (→ on auf +acc) → or landen (inf) → (on bei); (person) → sich stürzen (→ on auf +acc); the plane swooped low over the village → das Flugzeug flog im Tiefflug über das Dorf hinweg; the police swooped on 8 suspects → die Polizei schlug überraschend bei 8 Verdächtigen zu; they’re just waiting to swoop → die lauern nur darauf zuzuschlagen

n (of bird, plane) → Sturzflug m; (by police) → Razzia f (→ on in +dat, → on sb bei jdm); to make a swoop (bird) → herabstoßen (→ on auf +acc); at or in one (fell) swoop → auf einen Schlag

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swoop

[swuːp]

1. n (of bird) → picchiata; (by police) swoop (on) → incursione f (in)
in one fell swoop → in un colpo solo

2. vi (bird) (also swoop down) → scendere in picchiata; (police) to swoop (on) → fare un'incursione (in)
the plane swooped low over the village → l'aereo è sceso in picchiata sul villaggio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swoop

(swuːp) verb

to rush or fly downwards. The owl swooped down on its prey. neervlieg, neerval يَنْقَض عَلى спускам се mergulhar vrhnout se herabstoßen slå ned på χιμώ, βουτώcalar, abalanzarse, precipitarse, tirarse/caer en picado sööstma فروپريدن syöksyä fondre/piquer sur לָעוּט झपटना, झपट्टा मारना oboriti se, obrušiti se lecsap vmire menukik steypa sér niður scendere 急降下する 급강하하다, 급습하다 smigti, ðauti, nerti mesties virsū/lejup menukik neerduiken slå ned på runąć, pikować غوټه کول descer a pique a coborî în picaj пикировать vrhnúť sa zviška planiti nasrnuti slå (svepa) ner โฉบลงอย่างรวดเร็ว üstüne çullanmak 猛撲 кидатися вниз جھپٹا مارنا nhào xuống, sà xuống 猛扑

noun

an act of swooping. oorval إنْقِضاض спускане mergulho střemhlavý let das Herabstoßen slåen ned på; nedslag εφόρμηση descenso en picado, calada sööst فرود سريع syöksy descente en piqué התנפלות झपट्टा obrušavanje, nalet lecsapás tukikan dÿfa, steypiflug attacco 急降下 급습 smigimas, nėrimas mešanās virsū/lejup menukik duiknedslag, plutselig angrep runięcie ګړندی غوټه وهل mergulho coborâre în picaj падение вниз strmhlavý let napad iz višine nasrtanje nedslag, störtdykning การบินถลา üstüne çullanma 猛撲，突襲 падання вниз جھپٹا sự nhào, sà xuống 猛扑，突袭

at one fell swoop

all at the same time; in a single movement or action. in een beweging دُفْعَةً واحِدَه наведнъж de uma só vez jedním rázem mit einem Schlag på én gang με ένα αποφασιστικό πλήγμα de un sólo golpe ühe hoobiga در يك چشم به هم زدن kertaheitolla d'un seul coupהתנפלות अचानक odjednom, najednom egyetlen (végzetes) csapással dengan satu gerakan í einu vetfangi (d'un sol colpo) 一挙に 일거에 iš karto, vienu pradėjimu vienā mirklī; ar vienu rāvienu sekali gus met één klap på én gang, med ett slag jednym uderzeniem کتل په یوه سترګه duma só vez dintr-o singură lovitură одним ударом jednou ranou, naraz naenkrat u jednom naletu i ett slag (svep) ภายในครั้งเดียว bir çırpıda; birdenbire 一下子，一舉 одним махом ایک ہی جھٹکے میں một phát là chết ngay 一下子，一举

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