Swoop — Defs

01 v. t. 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

1.
To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.
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.

02 v. i. To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop.

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

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.