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swat
(swŏt)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.
[Alteration of squat, to squash (obsolete and dialectal).]
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swat
(swɒt)vb (tr) , swats, swatting or swatted
to strike or hit sharply: to swat a fly.
n
Also called: swot 1. another word (esp Brit) for swatter1
2. a sharp or violent blow
[C17: northern English dialect and US variant of squat]
swat
(swɒt)n, vb, swats, swatting or swatted
a variant of swot1
Swat
(swɒt)n
1. (Placename) a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
2. (Placename) 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
(swɒt)n acronym for
(Law) 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
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swat
(swɒt)v. swat•ted, swat•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to hit sharply; slap; smack: to swat a fly.
n. 2. a smart blow; slap; smack.
[1790–1800; perhaps identical to swat, dial. variant of squat]
SWAT
or S.W.A.T.
(as initials or swɒt)n.
a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with esp. dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team.
[S(pecial)W(eapons)a(nd)T(actics)]
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swat
Past participle: swatted
Gerund: swatting
Imperative |
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swat |
swat |
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Noun | 1. | swat - a sharp blow blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" |
Verb | 1. | swat - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
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swat
verbnoun
1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
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Translations
ضَرْبَةٌ بالكَفيَضْرِبُيَضْرِبُ ذُبابَةً بِكَفِّه
plácnoutpřiplácnoutúder plácačkou
klaskesmæksmække
läimäyttää
mlatnuti
agyoncsap
slásnöggt högg
ピシャリと打つ
찰싹 때리다
priplotisutraiškymassutrėkšti
sistsitiens
udrieť mucholapkou
smälla
ตีอย่างแรง
đánh mạnh
swat
[swɒt]C. N to give sth/sb a swat → dar un zurriagazo a algo/algn
to take a swat at sth/sb → intentar darle un zurriagazo a algo/algn
to take a swat at sth/sb → intentar darle un zurriagazo a algo/algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
SWAT
[ˈswɒt] SWAT team n (mainly US) (=Special Weapons and Tactics) → GIGN m(= groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale)swat
[ˈswɒt] vt [+ fly] → écraser
n (British) (also fly swat) → tapette f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
swat
vt fly → totschlagen; table → schlagen auf (+acc)
n
(= blow) → Schlag m
(= fly swat) → Fliegenklatsche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
SWAT
[swɒt] n abbr (Am) =Special Weapons and Tactics corpo speciale di poliziaa SWAT team → un reparto di teste di cuoio
swat
[swɒt]1. vt (fly) → schiacciare
2. n (Brit) (also fly swat) → acchiappamosche m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swat
(swot) – past tense, past participle ˈswatted – verb to crush (a fly etc) by slapping it with something flat. He swatted the fly with a folded newspaper.
noun an act of swatting. He gave the wasp a swat.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
swat
→ يَضْرِبُ plácnout klaske schlagen κοπανάω golpear con contundencia läimäyttää écraser mlatnuti schiacciare ピシャリと打つ 찰싹 때리다 meppen smekke pacnąć esmagar шлепать smälla ตีอย่างแรง vurmak đánh mạnh 猛击Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009