swoop

Definition

  • verb: to fly down through the air suddenly
  • verb: to move with a sweep
  • often used with 'fell'
  • synonyms: seize, stoop, sweep

Examples

  • The court has dismissed all of the charges against him 'in one fell swoop'.

  • A hawk 'swooped down' and caught a rabbit in the field.

  • The police 'swooped' in and captured the criminals.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's in my blood. You see, my daddy was a railroad man till he got rich. Now he flies aeroplanes. One ofthese days... he'sjust gonna swoop down here at Maycomb... pick me up and take me for a ride. -Who's that in the car with the sheriff? -Tom Robinson, son. (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird