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(noun) a swift descent through the air |
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Related Words: descent |
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| 2. |
(noun) a very rapid raid |
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Related Words: foray, maraud, raid |
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(verb) seize or catch with a swooping motion |
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Synonyms: swoop up |
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Related Words: snap, snatch, snatch up |
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(verb) move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc |
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Related Words: move |
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(noun) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" |
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Synonyms: slide |
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Related Words: glissando |
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(verb) move down on as if in an attack; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" |
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Synonyms: pounce |
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Related Words: come down, descend, fall, go down |
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