To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken.

To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a hawk; to stoop.

To pass with pomp; to sweep.

A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird; the act of swooping.

move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

seize or catch with a swooping motion

SWOOP is the mascot of the Philadelphia Eagles, a football team in the National Football League. SWOOP made a cameo appearance in a commercial where a thief disguised as a kangaroo mascot tried to steal Philadelphia Eagles jerseys from the locker room after a big game. SWOOP walks into the locker room and the kangaroo tries to escape but the security guards catch the mascot.