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(1):

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

(2):

(v. i.) To pass with pomp; to sweep.

(3):

(v. i.) To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to swoop.

(4):

(n.) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

(5):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Swoop'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/swoop.html. 1828.
 
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