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verb-intransitive. To move in a sudden sweep: The bird swooped down on its prey.

verb-intransitive. To make a rush or an attack with or as if with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down: The children swooped down on the pile of presents.

v. To seize or snatch in or as if in a sudden sweeping movement.

n. The act or an instance of swooping.

v. to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive

v. to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something

n. an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward

n. an act of rushedly doing something

n. passing quickly from one note to the next

v. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.

v. To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

verb-intransitive. To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop.

verb-intransitive. To pass with pomp; to sweep.

n. A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping.

To move along with a rush; sweep; pass with pomp.

To descend upon, or as if upon, prey suddenly from a height, as a hawk; stoop.

To fall on at once and seize; dash upon and seize while on the wing: often with up: as, a hawk swoops a chicken; a kite swoops up a mouse.

To seize; catch up; take with a sweep.

n. The sudden pouncing of a rapacious bird on its prey; a falling on and seizing, as of a bird on its prey; hence, a sudden descent, as of a body of troops; a sweeping movement.

n. a swift descent through the air

n. a very rapid raid

n. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

v. move down on as if in an attack

v. seize or catch with a swooping motion

v. move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

"Bringing together employer and candidate in one fell swoop is pehaps a holy grail, and I’m afraid it will always be so – after all we are talking about people and personalities and god knows they clash much too often."

swooped    swoopes    swooping    swoops   

descent    maraud    raid    foray    glissando    snatch up    snap    snatch    move   

rush   

seize    stoop    sweep    descent    pounce    souse   

Guadeloupe    Hoop    Loop    Shoop    coop    coupe    croup    doupe    droop    drupe   

plunge    lurch    swipe    talon    jab    leap    swirl    dip    sweep    screech