LEARNit Dictionary
swoop
verb
/swuːp/
UK
/swuːp/
US
1
to fly quickly and suddenly downwards, especially in order to attack somebody/something
ناگهانی فرود آمدن, به سرعت پایین آمدن, حمله ناگهانی, شکار کردن از آسمان, حمله بردن با فرود
synonym
dive
2
to visit or attack somebody/something suddenly and without warning
حمله ناگهانی کردن
Officers swooped on the vehicles as they left the ferry.
Customs officers swooped on several houses last night looking for drugs.
noun
/swuːp/
UK
/swuːp/
US
1
an act of moving suddenly and quickly downwards through the air, as a bird does
فرود ناگهانی, شیرجه
synonym
dive
2
an act of arriving somewhere or attacking something/somebody in a way that is sudden and unexpected
یورش, حمله ناگهانی, هجوم, هجوم ناگهانی, تهاجم ناگهانی, حمله برقآسا
Large quantities of drugs were found during a police swoop on the star's New York home.
synonym
raid