swoop
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
swoops;
swooped;
swooping
swoops;
swooped;
swooping
Britannica Dictionary definition of SWOOP
[no object]
1
:
to fly down through the air suddenly
— usually + down
-
A hawk swooped down and caught a rabbit in the field.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition
:
to arrive at a place suddenly and unexpectedly
-
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
in/at one fell swoop
— swoop
noun, plural swoops [count]-
the swoop of a hawk
