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swoop
 
Noun swoop has 3 senses
  1. swoop, slide - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
    --1 is a kind of glissando
    Derived form: verb swoop2
  2. swoop - a very rapid raid
    --2 is a kind of     foray, raid, maraud
    Derived form: verb swoop3
  3. swoop - a swift descent through the air
    --3 is a kind of     descent
    Derived form: verb swoop1
Verb swoop has 3 senses
  1. pounce, swoop - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
    --1 is one way to descend, fall, go down, come down
    Derived form: noun swoop3
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. swoop - move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
    --2 is one way to     move
    Derived form: noun swoop1
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. swoop, swoop up - seize or catch with a swooping motion
    --3 is one way to snatch, snatch up, snap
    Derived form: noun swoop2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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