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What does swoop mean in slang? ›

for those of you who doesn't know what swooping means. it means getting someone from somewhere. In other words, it has the same meaning as the phrase “to pick someone up”

Police swooped as they tried to leave. We swooped like some bird of prey over the advancing army. His assessment led the police to swoop. He was arrested when police swooped on the premises.

to snatch or seize suddenly, with a sweeping movement. often with up, off, or away. verb intransitive. 2. to descend suddenly and swiftly, as a bird in hunting; pounce or sweep (down or upon)

To swoop is to move downward quickly and dramatically, like an eagle that swoops down to catch its prey. A swoop is an impressive movement best demonstrated by a bird. If a bird is high in the air, then moves down quickly, making an arc or loop, that's an example of a swoop.

transitive chiefly British, informal : to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

/swuːp/ to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack: The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit. informal.

verb (used without object)

to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey. to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often followed by down and on or upon ): The army swooped down on the town.

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit. to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them: Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.

swoop somethingup

jump to other results. to pick something up quickly and carry it away She swooped up her things and rushed out of the room.

If you do something at/in one fell swoop, you do it all at the same time: I got all my Christmas shopping done in one fell swoop. Complete and whole. (all) in one piece idiom.

What does one fell swoop mean? ›

Noun. one fell swoop. (idiomatic) One stroke; one action or event that achieves or accomplishes many results.

(ˈswuːpə ) noun. a person or a bird that swoops.

: a noisy quarrel or fight. a brawl broke out among the fans. a barroom brawl. 2. : a loud tumultuous noise.

Definitions of swoop up. verb. seize or catch with a swooping motion. synonyms: swoop. type of: snap, snatch, snatch up.

a. : to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons. b. : to seize upon and make capital of something (such as another's blunder or an opportunity)