Definition of swoop

• n. - To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.
• n. - To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
• v. i. - To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.
• v. i. - To pass with pomp; to sweep.
• n. - A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping.