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Word: Swoop
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sweep along in a stately manner’): perhaps a dialect variant of Old English swāpan (see sweep). The early sense of the noun was ‘a blow, stroke’
swuːp
(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air
Short Definition:move rapidly downwards through air
Examples:- the barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness
- the aircraft swooped in to land
seize with a swooping motion
Short Definition:seize with sweeping motion
Examples:- she swooped up the hen in her arms
Word: Swoop
Speech Type: Noun
swuːp
a swooping or snatching movement or action
Short Definition:swooping or snatching movement or action
Examples:- four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes
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