swoop vs descend

swoop is a noun but descend is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swoop	Yes	No	Yes	No
descend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, descend is a hypernym of swoop; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than swoop:

Other hypernyms of swoop include come down, fall, go down.

swoop (noun)	descend (noun)
a swift descent through the air
a very rapid raid
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

swoop (verb)	descend (verb)
seize or catch with a swooping motion	come as if by falling
move down on as if in an attack	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example