swoop
- Verb. to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
- Verb. to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
- Noun. an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
- Noun. an act of rushedly doing something.
- Noun. (music) passing quickly from one note to the next.
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