(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.
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(intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
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(transitive) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
Quoted in 1971, The Scriblerian (volumes 4-5, page 2)
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