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Swat

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Noun

1. swat

a sharp blow

Verb

2. swat

hit swiftly with a violent blow

Example Sentences:
'Swat flies'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Swat

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verbWord forms: swats, swatting or swatted (transitive)
1. 
to strike or hit sharply
to swat a fly
noun
2.  another word (esp Brit) for swatter (sense 1)
3. 
a sharp or violent blow
noun, verbWord forms: swats, swatting or swatted
a variant of swot1
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)
noun acronym for
Special Weapons and Tactics: a military-like unit within the US police force, trained to deal with especially dangerous situations, such as hostage-taking and riots

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Swat

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noun
a special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
: in full SWAT team
nounWord forms: plural ˈSwati (ˈswɑti ; swäˈtē)
var. of
Swat1 noun
region in NE Pakistan, on the Indus River: former princely state of India
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈswatted or ˈswatting
1. 
to hit with a quick, sharp blow
noun
2. 
a quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter

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Swat

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v. swat·ted, swat·ting, swats
v.tr.
To strike or hit with a sharp blow: swatted a ball into the outfield.
v.intr.
To strike or try to strike something with a sharp blow: swatted at the mosquito.
n.
A sharp blow or hit.

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