AT / IN ONE FELL SWOOP

Meaning of AT / IN ONE FELL SWOOP in English

all at the same time; in a single action, especially a sudden or violent one

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

AT/IN ONE FELL SWOOP — ALL AT ONCE, together, at the same time, in one go. 2192; headword
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWOOP — I. ˈswüp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English swopen to sweep, from Old English swāpan to sweep, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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FELL — I. ˈfel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fel skin, from Old English fell; akin to Old High German …
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AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
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SWOOP — (v. i.) To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.
Английский словарь Webster
SWOOP — ( v. i. ) To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWOOP — /swoohp/ , v.i. 1. to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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FELL — fell 1 /fel/ , v. pt. of fall . fell 2 /fel/ , v.t. 1. to knock, strike, shoot, or …
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SWOOP — I. ˈswüp verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English swopen to sweep, from Old English swāpan — more at sweep Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
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FELL — I. ˈfel noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fel skin, Latin pellis Date: before …
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SWOOP — vi to pass with pomp; to sweep. 2. swoop ·noun to seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep. …
Webster English vocab
FELL — imp. of fall. 2. fell ·noun a wild field; a moor. 3. fell ·noun a barren or rocky hill. 4. …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
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SWOOP — [swoop] vb [alter. of ME swopen to sweep, fr. OE swapan--more at sweep] vi (1566): to move with a sweep …
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FELL — [fell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fel skin, L pellis] (bef. 12c) 1: skin, hide, pelt 2: a …
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SWOOP — swoop BrE AmE swuːp ▷ swooped swuːpt ▷ swooping ˈswuːp ɪŋ ▷ swoops swuːps
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FELL — fell, Fell BrE AmE fel ▷ felled feld ▷ felling ˈfel ɪŋ ▷ fells felz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWOOP — / swuːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ v ] 1. [usually + adv. / prep. ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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FELL — / fel; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective —see also fall ■ noun a hill or an area of …
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SWOOP — I. swoop 1 /swuːp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: swope 'to sweep' (11-19 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FELL — I. fell 1 /fel/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ fall II. fell 2 BrE AmE noun [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWOOP — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down) descend rapidly like a bird of prey. 2 intr. (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FELL — n. an animal's hide or skin with its hair. [OE fel, fell f. Gmc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FELL — adj. poet. or rhet. 1 fierce, ruthless. 2 terrible, destructive. øat (or in) one fell swoop in a single (orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FELL — n. N.Engl. 1 a hill. 2 a stretch of hills or moorland. [ME f. ON fjall, fell hill]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWOOP — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down) descend rapidly like a bird of prey. 2 intr. (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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FELL — n. an animal's hide or skin with its hair. [ OE fel, fell f. Gmc ]
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FELL — adj. poet. or rhet. 1 fierce, ruthless. 2 terrible, destructive. at (or in) one fell swoop in a single (orig. …
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FELL — n. N.Engl. 1 a hill. 2 a stretch of hills or moorland. [ ME f. ON fjall, fell hill ]
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SWOOP — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by down) descend rapidly like a bird of prey. 2 intr. (often …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FELL — 1. past of FALL v.2. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. cut down (esp. a tree). 2 strike or knock down …
Oxford English vocab
SWOOP — ( swoops, swooping, swooped) 1. If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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FELL — ( fells, felling, felled) 1. Fell is the past tense of fall . 2. If trees are felled , they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWOOP — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If police or soldiers ~ on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FELL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Fell is the past tense of fall . 2. If trees are ~ed, they are cut …
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SWOOP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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FELL — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A...hush fell over ▪ A sudden hush fell over the crowd. fell headlong into ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWOOP — [verb] [I] - to move very quickly but smoothly through the air, esp. down from a height in order to …
Cambridge English vocab
FELL — (CUT DOWN) [verb] [T] - to cut down (a tree) or, esp. in sports, to knock (someone) downA great number …
Cambridge English vocab
SWOOP — Synonyms and related words : belly buster, belly flop, belly whopper, blow, cannonball, cascade, cataract, chute, collapse, come down, comedown, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWOOP — See: AT ONE FELL SWOOP.
Slang English vocab
FELL — See: AT ONE FELL SWOOP.
Slang English vocab
SWOOP — verb ADVERB ▪ low ▪ An eagle ~ed low over the trees. ▪ suddenly ▪ down , in PREPOSITION ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FELL — I. noun Fell is used before these nouns: ↑ runner , ↑ running II. verb Fell is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FELL — n. 25B6; adjective (poetic/literary) a fell intent : MURDEROUS, savage, violent, vicious, fierce, ferocious, barbarous, barbaric, monstrous, cruel, ruthless; archaic …
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FELL — горный пони (ломовая порода чёрной или коричневой масти; в 19 в. использовалась для перевозки свинца с рудников к докам Тайнсайда …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SWOOP — 1. сущ. 1) устремление вниз (хищной птицы на жертву) 2) внезапное нападение, налет ∙ 2. гл. 1) устремляться вниз, падать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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FELL — I сущ. 1) а) шкура (тж. перен.) a lion's fell ≈ шкура льва Syn : skin 1., hide I 1., …
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