swoop vs maraud

swoop and maraud both are nouns.

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

As nouns, maraud is a hypernym of swoop; that is, maraud is a word with a broader meaning than swoop:

Other hypernyms of swoop include foray, raid.

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

swoop (verb)	maraud (verb)
seize or catch with a swooping motion	raid and rove in search of booty
move down on as if in an attack
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc