Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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swoop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
snatch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
swoop (noun) | snatch (noun) |
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a swift descent through the air | the act of catching an object with the hands |
a very rapid raid | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion |
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale | (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
obscene terms for female genitals | |
a small fragment |
swoop (verb) | snatch (verb) |
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seize or catch with a swooping motion | to grasp hastily or eagerly |
move down on as if in an attack | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc | to make grasping motions |