Definitions for swoops

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IPA: /swup/

Swoops is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in swoops (oopssw).

Definitions for swoops

noun

1. an act or instance of swooping; a sudden, swift descent.

Idioms

1. at / in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow:

verb (used with object)

1. to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often followed by up, away, or off):

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of swoops

1535-45; variant (with close ō) of Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan to sweep¹; cognate with German schweifen

Examples for swoops

What next, a swoop by the Irish cops on eagles lifting babies from prams?

Like a falcon on its perch, he awaited the opportunity to swoop on the quarry.

With a swoop upwards instead of a swoop downwards, as you say.

That leaves plenty of room for Patinkin to swoop in and claim one of the spots that is rightfully his.

Occasionally an owl will take wing from a branch and swoop away with a flash of white.

So the swoop of the squall took them completely by surprise.

His right hand seemed to hang on the instant for the swoop to his gun.

The Mercutians were almost directly overhead now, preparing to swoop.

She needs to reassure Brody that all will be well—that the CIA will swoop in and iron everything out.

Watching this movie makes you want to swoop in and rescue all the kids who go through things like this in real life.