Swoop

v. t.	1.	To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken. [imp. & p. p. Swooped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swooping.]
	2.	To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep. And now at last you came to swoop it all. - Dryden. The grazing ox which swoops it [the medicinal herb] in with the common grass. - Glanvill.
v. i.	1.	To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop.
	2.	To pass with pomp; to sweep.
n.	1.	A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping. The eagle fell, . . . and carried away a whole litter of cubs at a swoop. - L'Estrange.

Noun	1.	swoop - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" Synonyms: slide
	2.	swoop - a very rapid raid
	3.	swoop - a swift descent through the air
Verb	1.	swoop - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" Synonyms: pounce
	2.	swoop - move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
	3.	swoop - seize or catch with a swooping motion Synonyms: swoop up