Predicate: swoop

Roleset id: swoop.01 , to make a sudden sweeping movement, as a bird descending upon its prey., Source: , vncls: , framnet:

swoop.01: SWOOP-V NOTES: No Verbnet entry. (from swoop.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
swoop (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: swooper

Example: destination

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The other trotted over and swooped at the tiny puddle.

        Arg0: The other
        Rel: swooped
        Argm-gol: at the tiny puddle

Example: with particle of direction

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        [His hands]-3 snatched at an imaginary bucket, [*-3]swooping down hard to grab it and coming away with equal snap like a ball that's been bounced hard.

        Arg0: [*-3]
        Rel: swooping
        Argm-dir: down
        Argm-mnr: hard
        Argm-prp: to grab it


Predicate: swoop_up

Roleset id: swoop_up.02 , to grab with a swooping motion, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

swoop_up.02: SWOOP_UP-V NOTES: No Verbnet entry. (from swoop.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
swoop_up (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: grabber
        Arg1-PPT: grabbed

Example: swoop ya, there it is

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Maude swooped up the cup and hiked up her top hoop as if about to take off with a racing start.

        Arg0: Maude
        Rel: [swooped][up]
        Arg1: the cup