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swat
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swat  (swt)
tr.v. swat·ted, swat·ting, swats
To deal a sharp blow to; slap.
n.
A sharp blow; a slap.

[Alteration of squat, to squash (obsolete and dialectal).]

swat
Verb
[swatting, swatted]
to hit sharply: swatting the ball with confidence
Noun
a sharp blow [dialect variant of squat]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swatswat - a sharp blow                        
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb1.swat - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
Translations

swat [swɔt] vtaplastar
n (also: fly swat) → matamoscas m inv

SWAT [swɔt] n abbr (US) (= Special Weapons and Tactics) → unidad especial de la policía
SWAT n abbr (US) (= Special Weapons and Tactics) → CRS f
swat [swɔt] vtécraser
n (Brit) (also: fly swat) → tapette f
SWAT (US) n abbr (= Special Weapons and Tactics);
SWAT team → schnelle Eingreiftruppe f

swat [swɔt] vttotschlagen
n (Brit) (also: fly swat) → Fliegenklatsche f
SWAT [swɔt] n abbr (US) (= Special Weapons and Tactics) → reparto speciale di polizia (= a SWAT team) → uno squadrone del reparto speciale (di polizia)
swat [swɔt] vtschiacciare
n (BRIT) (also: fly swat) → ammazzamosche m inv

swat
v swat [swot]
to crush (a fly etc) by slapping it with something flat He swatted the fly with a folded newspaper. klap, doodslaan يَضْرِبُ ذُبابَةً بِكَفِّه смачквам připlácnout smække zerquetschen κοπανίζω, χτυπώ aplastar; de un golpe matar lömastama مگس كش زدن liiskata écraser (avec une tapette) לְהַצלִיף בִּזבוּב मक्खी मारना zgnječiti, udariti (muhu) agyoncsap memukul slá schiacciare たたく 찰싹 때리다[치다] priploti, sutrėkšti sist (ar plakanu priekšmetu) memukul meppen smekke, slå (fluer) pacnąć esmagar a strivi прихлопнуть pritlačiť, plesnúť lopniti mlatnuti smälla [] ตีอย่างแรง (pat diye vurup) ezmek бити із силою ضرب لگانا đánh mạnh, đập nát
n
an act of swatting He gave the wasp a swat. slaan ضَرْبَةٌ بالكَف смачкване úder plácačkou smæk der Schlag κοπάνισμα golpe, manotazo (terav) löök مگس كش läimäys coup de tapette הַצלָפַת זְבוּב मक्खीमार, मक्खी मारने की थापी udarac (koji zgnječi što) csapás pemukulan snöggt högg colpo (secco) ひとたたき 찰싹 때리기 sutraiškymas sitiens pukulan mep smekk, slag pacnięcie pancada lovitură тяжёлый удар udrieť mucholapkou udarec mlaćenje smäll, dask การตีอย่างแรง ezme сильний удар; стусан کاری ضرب cú đập mạnh


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