SWAT


Meaning of SWAT in English

swat /swɒt $ swɑːt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swatted , present participle swatting ) [transitive]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: squat in its original meaning 'to crush' (13-19 centuries) ]

to hit an insect in order to kill it:

He calmly swatted a couple of flies.

—swat noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.