Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)swoop, slide(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale“the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides” (n)swoopa very rapid raid (n)swoopa swift descent through the air Verbs
(v)pounce, swoopmove down on as if in an attack“The raptor swooped down on its prey”,
“The teacher swooped down upon the new students” (v)swoopmove with a sweep, or in a swooping arc