Swoop

Quick meaning: Swoop is a verb meaning (intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.

Meaning

(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
2. (transitive) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
3. (transitive) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
4. (intransitive) To pass with pomp; to sweep.
5. (British, prison slang) To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes.
6. An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
7. A sudden act of seizing.

Example Sentences

And now at last you come to swoop it all.

The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.

The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.

Proude Tamer swoopes along, with such a lustie traine / As fits so brave a flood two Countries that divides: […]

Word Forms

• swoops
• swooping
• swooped

Synonyms for swoop

Depending on context, synonyms include stoop, pounce, slide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slide, pounce, punch, slap, blow, attack.

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