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swat
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun swat has 1 sense
- swat(n = noun.act) Array - a sharp blow; Array is a kind of blow
Derived form verb swat1
Verb swat has 1 sense
- swat(v = verb.contact) Array - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" is one way to hit
Derived forms noun swat1, noun swatter1
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to swat his opponent
CIDE DICTIONARY
swat, imp.
swat, v. t.
- to hit, especially with an instrument in the hand; to smack.
- to hit (a baseball) powerfully, and for a long distance.
swat, n.
- a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in the hand.
- a powerful hit, especially a home run.
swat, n.
a former state in Northwest India, now a part of Pakistan. It was ruled by a prince called a Wali .
OXFORD DICTIONARY
swat, v. & n.
--v.tr. (swatted, swatting)
1 crush (a fly etc.) with a sharp blow.
2 hit hard and abruptly.
--n. a swatting blow.
--v.tr. (swatted, swatting)
1 crush (a fly etc.) with a sharp blow.
2 hit hard and abruptly.
--n. a swatting blow.
Etymology
17th c. in the sense 'sit down': N.Engl. dial. & US var. of SQUAT
THESAURUS
swat
bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, conk, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, wipe, yerk
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