/ swɒt; NAmE swɑːt/ verb
( -tt- ) [ vn ] to hit sth, especially an insect, using your hand or a flat object
► swat noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense sit down ): northern English dialect and US variant of squat .
/ swɒt; NAmE swɑːt/ verb
( -tt- ) [ vn ] to hit sth, especially an insect, using your hand or a flat object
► swat noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense sit down ): northern English dialect and US variant of squat .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005