swooped; swooping; swoops
Definition of swoop
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to move with a sweep
: to gain or carry off in or as if in a swoop
—usually used with up
swoop
nounDefinition of swoop (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : an act or instance of swooping
2 : a single concentrated and quickly effective effort
was done in one swoop —often used with fellsolved everything at one fell swoop
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The first known use of swoop was in 1566
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