Swoop down (on) Crossword Clue

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Swoop down (on) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. move down on as if in an attack
(noun)
1. the act of pouncing

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SWOOP (noun)
1. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
2. a swift descent through the air
SWOOP (verb)
1. seize or catch with a swooping motion
2. move down on as if in an attack
DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

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