1. Noun
To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.
2. Noun
To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
3. Verb
To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.
4. Verb
To pass with pomp; to sweep.
5. Noun
A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping.
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