swats
[ swats ]
/ swæts /
noun (used with a plural verb) Scot.
sweet, new beer or ale.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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1500–10; compare Old English swatan beer (plural)
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Definition for swats (2 of 6)
swat1
or swot
[ swot ]
/ swɒt /
verb (used with object), swat·ted, swat·ting.
to hit; slap; smack.
Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.
noun
a smart blow; slap; smack.
Baseball. a powerfully hit ball.
Origin of swat
1First recorded in 1790–1800; orig. variant of squat
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Swat
[ swaht ]
/ swɑt /
noun
a former princely state in NW India: now a part of Pakistan.
Also Swati. a Muslim inhabitant of Swat.
Definition for swats (6 of 6)
SWAT
or S.W.A.T.
[ swot ]
/ swɒt /
noun
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.
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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British Dictionary definitions for swats (1 of 4)
Swat
/ (swɒt) /
noun
a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for swats (2 of 4)
SWAT
/ (swɒt) /
n acronym for
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
British Dictionary definitions for swats (3 of 4)
swat1
/ (swɒt) /
verb swats, swatting or swatted (tr)
to strike or hit sharplyto swat a fly
noun
another word (esp Brit) for swatter (def. 1)
a sharp or violent blow
Also called: swot
Word Origin for swat
C17: northern English dialect and US variant of squat
British Dictionary definitions for swats (4 of 4)
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