SWAT


Meaning of SWAT in English

v. & n.

v.tr. (swatted, swatting) 1 crush (a fly etc.) with a sharp blow. 2 hit hard and abruptly.

n. a swatting blow.

[ 17th c. in the sense 'sit down': N.Engl. dial. & US var. of SQUAT ]

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