English English Dictionary

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

To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

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

To pass with pomp; to sweep.

A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping.