I. verb
also swot ˈswä]t also -wȯ]; usu ]d.+V
( swatted ; swatted ; swatting ; swats )
Etymology: alteration of squat (I)
intransitive verb
1. dialect England : squat
2. : to hit or hit out at an object or to flail about with the arms as if attempting to strike an object
an old woman with a rolled mat swatted at her smartly — Esther Warner
transitive verb
: to strike or hit with a quick, heavy slapping blow usually with a club, bat, or swatter
swat a person over the head with an umbrella
a ball hard
Synonyms: see strike
II. noun
also swot “
( -s )
1. : a vigorous or crushing blow
gave him a swat on the rear end to help him along — Shirley A. Grau
2. : a long hit in baseball ; especially : home run
III.
Etymology: Middle English (past), alteration of swatte, from Old English swǣtte; Middle English (past participle), from Old English geswǣtt
dialect
past of sweat
IV.
Britain
variant of swot
V. noun
or swa·ti -äd.ē, -ȯd.ē\
( plural swat or swats or swati or swatis )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Muslim people of northern West Pakistan
2. : a member of the Swat people