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English to English noun
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(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |  | Example: the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
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a very rapid raid | | source: wordnet30
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a swift descent through the air | | source: wordnet30
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A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping. | | source: webster1913
verb
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move down on as if in an attack | | Example: The raptor swooped down on its prey
The teacher swooped down upon the new students
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move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc | | source: wordnet30
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seize or catch with a swooping motion | | source: wordnet30
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To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken. | | source: webster1913
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To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop. | | source: webster1913
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