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to swoop
01
to move quickly and suddenly downward through the air
Examples
The eagle swoops down to catch its prey.
02
to quickly and unexpectedly attack a group or place to surround and capture them
Transitive: to swoop on sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
swoop
3rd person singular
swoops
Present participle
swooping
Past simple
swooped
Past participle
swooped
Examples
Law enforcement agencies coordinated a series of raids, swooping on suspected drug traffickers across the city.
03
to give someone a ride or to pick someone up in a vehicle
Slang
Examples
Since your car 's in the shop, I 'll swoop in 10.
Swoop
01
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
swoops
02
a rapid and sudden drop from the sky
Examples
The eagle made a graceful swoop down from its perch to catch its prey.
03
a very rapid raid
