Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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raid | Yes | No | Yes | No |
swoop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
raid (noun) | swoop (noun) |
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a sudden short attack | a swift descent through the air |
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors | a very rapid raid |
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
raid (verb) | swoop (verb) |
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search for something needed or desired | seize or catch with a swooping motion |
enter someone else's territory and take spoils | move down on as if in an attack |
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock | move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc |
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on |