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OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS

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swat

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun swat has 1 sense

swat(n = noun.act) - a sharp blow;

is a kind of

blow

Derived form verb swat₁

Verb swat has 1 sense

swat(v = verb.contact) - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

is one way to

hit

Derived forms noun swat₁, noun swatter₁

Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to swat his opponent

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CIDE DICTIONARY

swat, imp.

imp. of Sweat. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

swat, v. t.

to hit, especially with an instrument in the hand; to smack.
to hit (a baseball) powerfully, and for a long distance.

swat, n.

a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in the hand.
a powerful hit, especially a home run.

swat, n.

a former state in Northwest India, now a part of Pakistan. It was ruled by a prince called a Wali.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

Etymology

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

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THESAURUS

swat

bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, conk, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, wipe, yerk