Swoop Definition

swo͝op
swooped, swooping, swoops
verb
swooped, swooping, swoops
To descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in hunting; pounce or sweep (down or upon)
Webster's New World
To move in a sudden sweep.
The bird swooped down on its prey.
American Heritage
To make a rush or an attack with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down .
The children swooped down on the pile of presents.
American Heritage
To snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
Wiktionary
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noun
swoops
The act of swooping or pouncing; sudden, violent descent.
Webster's New World
(music) Passing quickly from one note to the next.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Swoop

Noun

Singular:
swoop
Plural:
swoops

Origin of Swoop

  • Middle English swopen to sweep along from Old English swāpan to sweep, swing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English swopen, from Old English swāpan (“to sweep").

    From Wiktionary

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