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| swoop [ swoop ] |
verb (past and past participle swooped, present participle swoop·ing, 3rd person present singular swoops) |
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1. intransitive verb make sweeping descent: to descend quickly and suddenly with a sweeping movement, usually from the air
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2. intransitive verb pounce: to make a sudden swift attack or raid on something or somebody
  Police swooped down on dozens of apartments.
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3. transitive verb seize something quickly or suddenly: to seize or snatch something in a sudden swift movement
shoppers swooping up bargains
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noun (plural swoops) |
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1. sudden descent: a sudden sweeping descent
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2. sudden attack: a sudden swift attack or raid
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| [Mid-16th century. Probably variant of sweep] |
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at or in one fell swoop in a single action
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