swoop1 verbswoop2 noun
swoopswoop1 /swuːp/ verb [intransitive] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINswoop
Verb TableOrigin:
1500-1600 swope ‘to sweep’ (11-19 centuries), from Old English swapan; ➔ SWEEP1VERB TABLE
swoop
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | swoop |
| he, she, it | swoops | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | swooped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have swooped |
| he, she, it | has swooped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had swooped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will swoop |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have swooped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am swooping |
| he, she, it | is swooping | |
| you, we, they | are swooping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was swooping |
| you, we, they | were swooping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been swooping |
| he, she, it | has been swooping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been swooping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be swooping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been swooping |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A raven swooped down from its perch in the rafters and dived at the wizard, talons open and gleaming.
- A raven flaps aimlessly across the scene, and white-throated swifts swoop past in violent arcs.
- As soon as the adventurers stop moving, the Harpies will swoop down from their roosts in the rock.
- It harasses other gulls until they drop their hard-won food and then swoops down to catch it - often in mid-air.
- Purdue swooped in and got it instead, and will sit atop the West bracket.
- Rather, the carrier frequency swoops up or down about an octave.
- This moment seemed to have swooped down on him from nowhere.
WORD SETS► Air
Collocationsaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bird swoops down
Phrases (=it suddenly flies down)· The bird swoops down on its prey.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► down· As soon as the adventurers stop moving, the Harpies will swoop down from their roosts in the rock.· Garnett comes swooping down from somewhere out of the West Maui Mountains to reject the shot.· It harasses other gulls until they drop their hard-won food and then swoops down to catch it - often in mid-air.· Nevertheless, Ellen swooped down and removed it, and Otis began screaming at her, as she expected him to.· Then he swooped down and landed on a road near Varadero Beach, right in the middle of evening rush-hour traffic.· O-U-out... goose swoops down and plucks you out.· Then having a blooming great saint swooping down.· Manshin Alijima swooped down and plucked back half of the coins.
► in· And flying tonight ... the Falcons swoop in for a new season.· They just swooped in and grabbed everything.· Three planes swooped in, fast and low.· Nevertheless, eight MIGs swooped in for an attack; they were successfully repelled.· Natural predators, sparrowhawk and kestrel, swoop in on regular raids and the garden is visited by fox and weasel.· But venture capitalists are swooping in like vultures.· The aircraft swooped in to land, almost touching the little buildings of Kowloon.· Purdue swooped in and got it instead, and will sit atop the West bracket.
► over· Mildred looked up and saw Maud swooping over the gates, waving her hat in the air.· The approach is extremely alarming to first-time passengers as the aircraft constantly swoops over ridges and precipices.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► in one fell swoop
1if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air, especially in order to attack something: - A single company can eliminate 74,000 jobs in one fell swoop.
- Can you imagine it, to have grown up insane and then in one fell swoop to achieve sanity?
- Compton had not been laid out, like Lakewood, in one fell swoop.
- Despite the drop-off, analysts said they were encouraged by the elimination of the securities in one fell swoop.
- I think it might solve the whole problem in one fell swoop.
- The most difficult thing afoot is to keep our problem child from blowing it in one fell swoop.
The eagle hovered, ready to swoop at any moment.swoop down/over/across etc A helicopter suddenly swooped down.2 written if the police, army etc swoop on a place, they go there without any warning in order to look for someone or somethingswoop on Drug officers swooped on several addresses in London last night.swoop1 verbswoop2 noun
swoopswoop2 noun [countable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- Despite the drop-off, analysts said they were encouraged by the elimination of the securities in one fell swoop.
- Early morning swoop ... police raid a house in Kirkdale today.
- In one swoop the feeling swallowed her up and she had never got rid of it since.
- She also referred to the police swoops on illegal sites that are regularly organised by the local authorities.
- The invisible flutter and swoop of black creatures, still furious with the woman who had once banished them.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bird swoops down
Phrases (=it suddenly flies down)· The bird swoops down on its prey.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► fell· I think it might solve the whole problem in one fell swoop.· In one fell swoop, the authors have denied the deeply traumatizing consequences of extreme verbal and emotional abuse.· Can you imagine it, to have grown up insane and then in one fell swoop to achieve sanity?· Despite the drop-off, analysts said they were encouraged by the elimination of the securities in one fell swoop.· Compton had not been laid out, like Lakewood, in one fell swoop.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► in one fell swoop
1a sudden surprise attack on a place in order to get something or take people away – used especially in news reportsswoop on- A single company can eliminate 74,000 jobs in one fell swoop.
- Can you imagine it, to have grown up insane and then in one fell swoop to achieve sanity?
- Compton had not been laid out, like Lakewood, in one fell swoop.
- Despite the drop-off, analysts said they were encouraged by the elimination of the securities in one fell swoop.
- I think it might solve the whole problem in one fell swoop.
- The most difficult thing afoot is to keep our problem child from blowing it in one fell swoop.
Police arrested a man in a swoop on his house last night.2a swooping movement or action → at/in one fell swoop at fell4