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# swoop

verb (swoop, swoops, swooped, swooping); noun (a swoop, swoops)

«swoop» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To swoop means to fly or move down quickly and suddenly through the air, usually to catch something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#m1)
2. A swoop is a quick downward rush, or a sudden attack or raid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#m2)
3. «In one fell swoop» means all at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and nature: birds of prey (eagles, hawks, owls) swoop to catch mice; in Australia, magpies swoop on people in spring to protect their nests — wear a hat, walk calmly, do not run or wave arms. In stories, «swoop» gives a picture of fast, sudden movement. Phrases: swoop down, swoop in, swoop on, in one fell swoop.

### Examples

- The owl swooped down and caught a mouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x1)
- In spring, magpies swoop on cyclists near their nests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x2)
- A seagull swooped and stole my chip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x3)
- The swallows swooped low over the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x4)
- Police swooped on the thieves at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x5)
- Mum swooped in and picked up the crying toddler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x6)
- He cleared the table in one fell swoop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x7)
- He had hardly spoken, before the hawk swooped down and knocked the cup from his hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: swooped, swooping. Swoop means going down fast; «soar» means flying high and gliding. Australian safety: during swooping season, wear a hat or helmet and use a different path if a magpie nest is near.

## In Jewish tradition

God is shown swooping on the wind, and an enemy swoops like a vulture.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the swoop as a picture of sudden help for the righteous or sudden judgment of their foes.

### Examples

- And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind. (Writings PSA.18.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swoop/#x1)
- For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. (Prophets JER.48.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swoop/#x2)

### Note

Regular verb: swooped, swooping. Swoop means going down fast; «soar» means flying high and gliding. Australian safety: during swooping season, wear a hat or helmet and use a different path if a magpie nest is near.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swoop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swoop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swoop» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swoop.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «swoop» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/swoop/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swoop» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/swoop.html) on Mova free.