0 past simple and past participle of swoop
1 to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack:
After that time the police swooped, detained and charged.
The issue had certainly not been put to the electorate, but as soon as they learnt of the proposals the vultures swooped on to the prey of the new towns.
Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night.
The bomber now swooped over the ship and into the darkness to prepare for another attack.
The fight also attracted the attention of some state trooper helicopters, which swooped in to arrest both of them.
They may have been snagged or poisoned by thick algal mats on the surface of the lake as they swooped down to drink.
At almost the same time, enemy fighters swooped in on her.
The phages had the appearance of being agitated at the explorer's presence and swooped down upon them as they explored.
