swoop

Definitions

• (intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
• (intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
• (transitive) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
• (transitive) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
• To pass with pomp; to sweep.