| swoop | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. slide, swoop | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale.; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" |
| ~ glissando | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| n. (act) | 2. swoop | a very rapid raid. |
| ~ foray, maraud, raid | a sudden short attack. |
| n. (act) | 3. swoop | a swift descent through the air. |
| ~ descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction. |
| v. (motion) | 4. 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" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ stoop | descend swiftly, as if on prey.; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field" |
| v. (motion) | 5. swoop | move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 6. swoop, swoop up | seize or catch with a swooping motion. |
| ~ snatch, snatch up, snap | to grasp hastily or eagerly.; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" |
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