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To Swoop

  1. (intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
  2. (intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
  3. (transitive) To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
  4. (transitive) To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
  5. (intransitive) To pass with pomp; to sweep.
  6. (Britain, prison slang) To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes.