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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024swoop /swup/USA pronunciation v. - [no object] to sweep down through the air, as a bird does upon its prey.
- to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack:[~ (+ down ) + on/upon + object]The army swooped (down) on the town.
- to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as if with one sweeping motion: [~ + object + up]He swooped her up in his arms.[~ + up + object]He swooped up the child in his arms.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of swooping.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swoop (swo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation v.i. - to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey.
- to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often fol. by down and on or upon):The army swooped down on the town.
v.t. - to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often fol. by up, away, or off):He swooped her up in his arms.
n. - an act or instance of swooping;
a sudden, swift descent. - at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow:The quake flattened the houses at one fell swoop.
- 1535–45; variant (with close ō) of Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan to sweep1; cognate with German schweifen
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dive, plunge, sweep, drop.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swoop /swuːp/ vb - (intr; usually followed by down, on, or upon) to sweep or pounce suddenly
- (tr; often followed by up, away, or off) to seize or scoop suddenly
n - the act of swooping
- a swift descent
Etymology: Old English swāpan to sweep; related to Old High German sweifan to swing around, Old Norse sveipa to throw |