- (n.) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.
- (v.i.) To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.
- (n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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