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Noun
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(n)
swoop
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slide
((music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale)
"the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
S:
(n)
swoop
(a very rapid raid)
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swoop
(a swift descent through the air)
Verb
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(v)
pounce
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swoop
(move down on as if in an attack)
"The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
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swoop
(move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc)
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swoop
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swoop up
(seize or catch with a swooping motion)
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