| Front | swoop |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, nounBrE /swuːp/NAmE /swuːp/verb 1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a bird or plane)to fly quickly and suddenly downwards, especially in order to attack sb/sth diveThe aircraft swooped down over the buildings. A hawk swooped low over the field. 2 [intransitive] ~ (on sb/sth) (especially of police or soldiers) to visit or attack sb/sth suddenly and without warningOfficers swooped on the vehicles as they left the ferry. noun 1 an act of moving suddenly and quickly through the air in a downward direction, as a bird does dive 2 ~ (on sth/sb) an act of arriving somewhere or attacking sth/sb in a way that is sudden and unexpected raidLarge quantities of drugs were found during a police swoop on the star's New York home. see at/in one fell swoop at fell adj. |
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