swoop

swoop  (swp)

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 or as if 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 or as if 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 swpan, to sweep, swing.]

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swoop

Verb

1. (usually foll. by down)to move quickly through the air in a downward curve: an owl swooped down from its perch

2. (usually foll. by on)to move suddenly and quickly towards (a place) in order to attack, arrest, or question the people inside: nine police cars and vans swooped on the premises

Noun

the act of swooping [Old English swāpan to sweep]

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, descend

verb 2. drop, plunge, dive, sweep, descend, plummet, pounce, stoop

noun 3. raid, attack, assault, surprise search

Translations

swoop [swuːp] n (by police etc) → redada; [of bird etc] → descenso en picado, calada

vi (also: swoop down) → caer en picado

swoop [swuːp] n (by police etc) → rafle f, descente f [of bird etc]; descente f en piqué

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

swoop [swuːp] n (by police etc) → Razzia f;

(of bird etc) → Sturzflug m

vi (also: swoop down) (bird) → herabstoßen;

(plane) → einen Sturzflug machen

swoop [swuːp] n (by police etc) → incursione f [of bird etc] → picchiata

vi (also: swoop down) → scendere in picchiata; [police]: to swoop (on) → fare un'incursione (in)

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swoop

v swoop [swuːp]

to rush or fly downwards The owl swooped down on its prey. neervlieg, neerval يَنْقَض عَلى спускам се vrhnout se slå ned på herabstoßen χιμώ, βουτώ calar, 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 홱 덮치다 smigti, ðauti, nerti mesties virsū/lejup menukik neerduiken slå ned på runąć, pikować a pique descer 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

n

an act of swooping. oorval إنْقِضاض спускане střemhlavý let slåen ned på; nedslag das Herabstoßen εφόρμηση descenso en picado, calada sööst فرود سريع syöksy descente en piqué הִתנַפּלוּת झपट्टा obrušavanje, nalet lecsapás tukikan dÿfa, steypiflug attacco 急降下 잡아채기 smigimas, nėrimas mešanās virsū/lejup menukik duik nedslag, plutselig angrep runięcie 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 jedním rázem på én gang mit einem Schlag με ένα αποφασιστικό πλήγμα de un sólo golpe ühe hoobiga در يك چشم به هم زدن yhdellä iskulla d'un seul coup הִתנַפּלוּת अचानक odjednom, najednom egyetlen (végzetes) csapással dengan satu gerakan í einu vetfangi (d'un sol colpo) 一挙に 일거에, 단번에 iš karto, vienu pradėjimu vienā mirklī; ar vienu rāvienu sekali gus met {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n klap én gang på, med ett slag jednym uderzeniem duma só vez dintr-o singură lovitură одним ударом jednou ranou, naraz naenkrat u jednom naletu i ett slag (svep) ในเวลาเดียวกัน bir çırpıda; birdenbire 一下子，一舉 одним махом ایک ہی جھٹکے میں một phát là chết ngay 一下子，一举