Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun swoop

3 senses of swoop

Sense 1
swoop, slide -- ((music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides")
       => glissando -- (a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale)

Sense 2
swoop -- (a very rapid raid)
       => foray, raid, maraud -- (a sudden short attack)

Sense 3
swoop -- (a swift descent through the air)
       => descent -- (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb swoop

3 senses of swoop

Sense 1
pounce, swoop -- (move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students")
       => descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again")

Sense 2
swoop -- (move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc)
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 3
swoop, swoop up -- (seize or catch with a swooping motion)
       => snatch, snatch up, snap -- (to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone")