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Swoop As In An Attack Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is POUNCE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• the act of pouncing

verb

• move down on as if in an attack

44%6 To pounce or swoop
noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

verb

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

34%5Attack like an eagle
noun

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• a very rapid raid

• a swift descent through the air

verb

• move down on as if in an attack

• move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

• seize or catch with a swooping motion

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