swoop

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

swoop (swo͞op)v. swooped, swoop·ing, swoopsv. intr.
1. To move in a sudden sweep:
The bird swooped down on its prey.
2. To make a rush or an attack with or as if with a sudden sweeping movement. Often used with down:
The children swooped down on the pile of presents.v. tr.
To seize or snatch in or as if in a sudden sweeping movement.n.
The act or an instance of swooping. [Middle English swopen, to sweep along, from Old English swāpan, to sweep, swing.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  slide, swoop up, pounce