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SWOOP UP
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seize or catch with a swooping motion
Synonyms:
swoop; swoop up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "swoop up" is one way to...):
snap; snatch; snatch up (to grasp hastily or eagerly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something