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swat1

or swot

[swot]
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verb (used with object), swat·ted, swat·ting.
  1. to hit; slap; smack.
  2. Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.
noun
  1. a smart blow; slap; smack.
  2. Baseball. a powerfully hit ball.

Origin of swat1

First recorded in 1790–1800; orig. variant of squat

swat2

[swot]
verb Dialect.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweat.

swat3

[swot]British Slang.
verb (used without object), swat·ted, swat·ting, noun
  1. swot2.

SWAT

or S.W.A.T.

[swot]
noun
  1. a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team.
verb (used with or without object), swat·ted, swat·ting.
  1. Usually swat. (especially among online video gamers) to cause a SWAT team to be deployed on (an unsuspecting victim) by falsifying a threat, often as a punishment or retaliation: The prankster planned to swat other gamers during their streaming broadcasts so everyone would see it happen. Several members of the development team were swatted when the game expansion disappointed fans.

Origin of SWAT

S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
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Examples from the Web for swatted

Contemporary Examples

Historical Examples

  • And Mike "swatted" with an end of a fence rail he was chopping up for firewood.

    The Boy Land Boomer

    Ralph Bonehill

  • Paresi swatted the first-aid kit as he carried it back to its clamp.

    Breaking Point

    James E. Gunn

  • With the palm of a mighty hand he swatted viciously at the little figure.

    Empire

    Clifford Donald Simak

  • "That mosquito is going to get swatted when he least expects it," Scotty promised.

    The Golden Skull

    John Blaine

  • "Take that," and I swatted him over the head with the turkey.

British Dictionary definitions for swatted

Swat

noun
  1. a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
  2. a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles)

SWAT

n acronym for
  1. Special Weapons and Tactics: a military-like unit within the US police force, trained to deal with specially dangerous situations, such as hostage-taking and riots

swat1

verb swats, swatting or swatted (tr)
  1. to strike or hit sharplyto swat a fly
noun
  1. another word (esp Brit) for swatter (def. 1)
  2. a sharp or violent blow
Also called: swot

Word Origin

C17: northern English dialect and US variant of squat

swat2

verb, noun swats, swatting or swatted
  1. a variant of swot 1
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Word Origin and History for swatted

swat

v.

1796, American English and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of Middle English swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Swatted; swatting. The noun is recorded from 1800.

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