- swoop down
- phr verb
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swoop down
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swoop down — v. (D; intr.) to swoop down on (the hawk swooped down on the sheep) * * * (D; intr.) to swoop down on (the hawk swoop downed down on the sheep) … Combinatory dictionary
swoop down upon — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, catch at, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, fasten upon, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like… … Moby Thesaurus
swoop — swoop1 [swu:p] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: swope [i] to sweep (11 19 centuries), from Old English swapan; SWEEP1] 1.) if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air, especially in order to attack something ▪ The eagle… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swoop — /swup / (say swoohp) verb (i) 1. to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey. –noun 2. the act of swooping; a sudden, swift descent. –phrase 3. at (or in) one fell swoop, in a single action or coordinated series of… …
swoop — v 1.Often swoop down or on sweep down, glide or fly downward, descend, dip, plunge, dive, nose dive, plummet; drop down on, come down on or upon, fall upon, pounce or pounce on; lunge at, leap at, spring at, jump at; attack, go at or for, have at … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
swoop — Synonyms and related words: belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, blow, cannonball, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, come down, comedown, crash, crash dive, debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, descend, descending, descension,… … Moby Thesaurus
Swoop (Transformers) — Swoop is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers fictional series and toy line. He shouldn t be confused with the Generation 2 character Fearswoop.Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Swoop japanname =Swarp… … Wikipedia
Down the Road (Van Morrison album) — Down the Road Studio album by Van Morrison Released May 14, 2002 Recorded … Wikipedia
swoop — [swo͞op] vt. [ME swopen < OE swapan, to sweep along, rush, akin to Ger schweifen, ON sveipa: see SWIFT] to snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement: often with up, off, or away vi. to descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in… … English World dictionary
swoop — I UK [swuːp] / US [swup] verb [intransitive] Word forms swoop : present tense I/you/we/they swoop he/she/it swoops present participle swooping past tense swooped past participle swooped 1) to move quickly and suddenly downwards through the air,… … English dictionary
