Swoop

·vi To pass with pomp; to Sweep.

II. Swoop ·noun To Seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

III. Swoop ·vi To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.

IV. Swoop ·noun To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.

V. Swoop ·noun A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of Swooping.