Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » swat

swat

Listen See in Thesaurus See in a sentence

To swat is to hit and crush something such as an insect with a swift, small blow.

(verb)

When you hit and crush a fly, this is an example of a time when you swat the fly.

The definition of a swat is a swift, sharp blow.

(noun)

When a baseball is hit with a bat, this is an example of a swat.

See swat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb swatted, swatting

to hit with a quick, sharp blow

Origin: echoic

noun

a quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter

noun pl. Swati

Swati

region in NE Pakistan, on the Indus River: former princely state of India

☆

noun

a special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.

in full SWAT team

Origin: S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)

See swat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb swat·ted, swat·ting, swats

To deal a sharp blow to; slap.

noun

A sharp blow; a slap.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of squat, to squash (obsolete and dialectal)

abbreviation

special weapons and tactics

Learn more about swat

swat synonyms

swat in a sentence

Related Articles

Police Abbreviations

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD