swoop up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de pegar, agarrar ou levantar algo ou alguém rapidamente, muitas vezes com um movimento amplo ou repentino.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of quickly picking up or seizing something, often with a sweeping motion.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Pick up quicklyinformal

   To lift or take something from a surface with a swift, sweeping motion.

   Pegar rapidamente

   • She swooped up the child and carried him to safety.
   • He swooped up the papers from the desk before the wind blew them away.
   • The mother swooped up her toddler just as he was about to fall.

   Sinônimosgrabscoop upseizesnatch upsweep up

   Antônimosdepositdroplayplaceputset

2. Acquire or buy quicklyinformal

   To obtain or purchase something eagerly and quickly, often before others can.

   Comprar rapidamente

   • Collectors swooped up all the limited edition prints within hours.
   • Investors swooped up shares of the new company as soon as they were available.
   • She swooped up the last pair of shoes on sale.

   Sinônimosbagbuy upgrabnabprocurescoop upsecuresnap upsnatch up

Verbo baseswoop