n. 25B6; verb
pigeons swooped down after the grain : DIVE, descend, sweep, pounce, plunge, pitch, nosedive; rush, dart, speed, zoom.
police swooped on the flat : RAID, search; pounce on, attack, assault, assail, charge; N. Amer. informal bust.
25B6; noun an early morning swoop by police : RAID; attack, assault; N. Amer. informal bust, takedown.