English-Finnish translations for swoop

• syöksyä
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• hyökätä
• rynnätä
  Ryntäsit sitten ensimmäisenä väkisin sisälle!
• syöksy

Definition of swoop

• To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge or nosedive
• To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something
• To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing
• To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep
• To pass with pomp; to sweep
• An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward
• A sudden act of seizing
• A quick passage from one note to the next

Examples

• The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.
• The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
• A hawk swoops a chicken.
• The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. – Sun Tzu

Related words

• swooping
• swoop down
• swooping flight
• one fell swoop