Another word for swoop
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Noun
The act of plunging suddenly downward into or as if into water
- The act or an instance of going under water, as of a submarine or a skin diver.
- (Football) A play in which a running back carries the ball while plunging directly into the line a short distance away
- (Informal) A cheap, disreputable saloon, gambling place, etc.
- Any sudden, sharp drop, as in profits
- A very steep dive of an aircraft.
- A swift, steep downward plunge of an airplane, with the nose toward the earth
- The act or an instance of plunging:
- A place for plunging, or swimming
- A dive or downward leap
- One that removes a head from an object, especially a machine that reaps the heads of grain and passes them into a wagon or receptacle.
- A brick or stone laid at a right angle to the face of a wall so that only its short end is showing.
- A person or device that puts heads on pins, nails, rivets, etc.
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Another word for swoop
Noun
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- A dive or downward leap
- (Informal) A heavy, rash investment or speculation
- The act or an instance of plunging:
- A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
- A reduction in value, amount, or degree:
- Something that has fallen:
- A trace or hint:
- The act or fact of dropping; a fall, descent, slump, or decrease
- The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
Verb
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- To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice
- (--- Baseball) To drop down from a running into a lying or diving position when approaching a base so as to avoid being tagged out.
- To shift from a position; slip
- To fall off or decline precipitously
- To fall or drop straight downward
- To fall rapidly:
- To move forward and downward violently:
- To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place:
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