Swoop
WordNet
noun
(1) A swift descent through the air
(2) A very rapid raid
(3) (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
"The violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
verb
(4) Seize or catch with a swooping motion
(5) Move down on as if in an attack
"The raptor swooped down on its prey"
"The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
(6) Move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
WiktionaryText
Verb
- to plunge downwards suddenly; to nosedive
- The lone hawk swooped down into the lake, snatching and devouring its prey, a small fish.
- to rushedly do something, as if it was done with a sweeping movement
- The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
Noun
- an instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward
- The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. – Sun Tzu
- an act of rushedly doing something
- Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that she may take away all at one swoop. – John Webster
- passing quickly from one note to the next