swoop
Third Person
swoops
Present Participle
swooping
Past Tense
swooped
Past Participle
swooped
1
to move quickly and suddenly downward through the air
- The eagle swoops down to catch its prey.
- A hawk swooped over the field in search of food.
- From the treetops, the owl swooped silently, barely making a sound.
- A flock of birds suddenly swooped across the lake, startling the fish below.
- With incredible speed, the eagle swooped down, catching a rabbit in its sharp talons.
2
to quickly and unexpectedly attack a group or place to surround and capture them
transitive
- Law enforcement agencies coordinated a series of raids, swooping on suspected drug traffickers across the city.
- Intelligence agencies executed a covert operation, swooping on a known terrorist cell.
- Government forces launched a surprise attack, swooping on a rebel hideout deep in the jungle
- A cybersecurity team swiftly swooped on hackers attempting to breach the network
Synonyms:
3
to give someone a ride or to pick someone up in a vehicle
- Since your car's in the shop, I'll swoop in 10.
- He swooped me to the airport this morning.
- Can you swoop by and pick me up after work?
- She swooped over to grab her friend from the party.
- They swooped in with their SUV to save us from the rain.