SWOOPS

noun

1. An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
2. A sudden act of seizing.
3. A quick passage from one note to the next.

verb

1. To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
2. To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
3. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.