swoop

Meanings

1. 1
   noun An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
2. 2
   noun A sudden act of seizing.
3. 3
   noun A quick passage from one note to the next.
4. 4
   verb To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
5. 5
   verb To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
6. 6
   verb To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
7. 7
   verb To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
8. 8
   verb To pass with pomp; to sweep.