swoopverb [ I ]
uk/swuːp/us/swuːp/to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a height in order to attack:
The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.
informal to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them:
Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.
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Movement through the air
- airborne
- flight
- float
- flown
- fly
- glide
- levitate
- lift
- skim
- skip
- soar
- somersault
- swish
- swishy
- track
- waft
- wheel
- wing
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Moving quickly
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swoop
noun [ C ] ukus