swoop down

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swoop v.

[no object] to sweep down through the air, as a bird does upon its prey.
to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack:[~ (+ down ) + on/upon + object]The army swooped (down) on the town.
to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as if with one sweeping motion: [~ + object + up]He swooped her up in his arms.[~ + up + object]He swooped up the child in his arms.

swoop v.i.

to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey.
to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often fol. by down and on or upon):The army swooped down on the town.

v.t.

to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often fol. by up, away, or off):He swooped her up in his arms.

an act or instance of swooping;
a sudden, swift descent.
at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow:The quake flattened the houses at one fell swoop.

1535–45; variant (with close ō) of Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan to sweep¹; cognate with German schweifen

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swoop /swuːp/ vb

(intransitive; usually followed by down, on, or upon) to sweep or pounce suddenly
(transitive; often followed by up, away, or off) to seize or scoop suddenly

Etymology: Old English swāpan to sweep; related to Old High German sweifan to swing around, Old Norse sveipa to throw

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