swoop
/ˈswuːp/ · noun
Meaning
- An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
- A sudden act of seizing.
- A quick passage from one note to the next.
- To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
- To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
- To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
- To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
- To pass with pomp; to sweep.
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