'swoop down upon' definitions:
Synonyms of 'swoop down upon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambush,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- blitz,
- bushwhack,
- catch at,
- come at,
- come down on,
- crack down on,
- descend on,
- descend upon,
- fall on,
- fall upon,
- fasten upon,
- gang up on,
- go at,
- go for,
- harry,
- have at,
- hit,
- hit like lightning,
- jump,
- jump at,
- land on,
- lay at,
- lay hands on,
- lay into,
- light into,
- mug,
- pitch into,
- pounce upon,
- pound,
- sail into,
- scramble for,
- seize on,
- set on,
- set upon,
- snap at,
- snatch at,
- spring upon,
- strike,
- surprise,
- swoop down on,
- take the offensive,
- wade into