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Meaning
Verb
●
To
fly
or
glide
downwards
suddenly
; to
plunge
(
in the air
) or nosedive.
●
To
move
swiftly
,
as if
with a
sweeping
movement
, especially to
attack
something.
●
To
fall on
at once
and
seize
; to
catch
while on the wing.
●
To
seize
; to
catch up
; to
take with
a sweep.
●
To
pass
with
pomp
; to sweep.
●
In British English:
To
search
the
ground
for
discarded
cigarette
butts
that can be made into new
cigarette
s.
Noun
●
An
instance
, or the
act
of
suddenly
plunging
downward.
●
A
sudden
act
of seizing.
●
In Music:
A
quick
passage
from one
note
to the next.
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Wiktionary
Origin
swoop
English
swopen
Middle English (1100-1500)
swapan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Scamper
Step
Push
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Lure
Sneak
Snatch
Tumble
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Turn
Seep
Float
Crawl
Leap
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Rush
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Rhymes
Coop
Roop
Hoop
Poop
Goop
Zoop
Loop
Boop
Soup
Scoop
Croup
Swoop
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Gloop
Group
Sloop
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Stoup
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Bloop
Cloop
Snoop
Stoep
Whoop
Shoop
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Astoop
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Troupe
Regroup
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