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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 [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

1. the act of swooping

2. a swift descent

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

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

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 급강하하다, 급습하다 smigti, ðauti, nerti mesties virsū/lejup menukik neerduiken slå ned på runąć, pikować 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

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 급습 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 iš karto, vienu pradėjimu vienā mirklī; ar vienu rāvienu sekali gus met {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n klap på én gang, 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