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swoop
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- pronunciation:
- swup
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
swoops, swooping, swooped |
| definition: |
to sweep down suddenly from or as if from above in attack (often fol. by "down").
The bird swooped down from the tree to the ground.The army swooped down on the city.- synonyms:
- descend, dive, plunge, pounce
- similar words:
- attack, lunge
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| related words: |
fly, plunge |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to take, lift up, or remove in or as if in a single motion sweeping from above; scoop up; snatch (often fol. by "away," "up," or "off").
- synonyms:
- dip, pluck, scoop
- similar words:
- clutch, lift, remove, snatch, spoon, take
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a rapid, sudden descent or sweeping motion from above.
- synonyms:
- dip, dive, drop, plunge
- similar words:
- descent, duck, fall, lurch, pitch, sweep
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| related words: |
dip, plunge |
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