swoop

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (Freq. 1)
- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
• Syn:
slide
• Derivationally related forms:
slide (for: slide)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
glissando
2. a very rapid raid
• Hypernyms:
foray, raid, maraud
3. a swift descent through the air
• Hypernyms:
descent

II - verb

1. move down on as if in an attack (Freq. 8)
- The raptor swooped down on its prey
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students
• Syn:
pounce
• Derivationally related forms:
pounce (for: pounce)
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Hyponyms:
stoop
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
3. seize or catch with a swooping motion
• Syn:
swoop up
• Hypernyms:
snatch, snatch up, snap
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  slide, swoop up, pounce