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Definition swoop in British English

swoop noun

[countable] noun
/swuːp/
1

a quick and sudden movement downwards through the air, made especially in order to attack or catch someone or something

Synonyms and related words
dart start rush
Example

He was arrested in a police swoop on a house in Stepney.

Definition swoop in British English