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swat

UK/swɒt//swɑt/

swat verb: to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit. Also the alternative spelling of swot.

Verb (1)

swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)

  1. (transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
    • He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
    • The cat swatted at the feather.

Noun (1)

swat (plural swats)

  1. A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.

Verb (2)

swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
    • The conspiracy, as alleged, began in November 2002, and has resulted in hundreds of harassing and swatting calls being made, both nationally and internationally, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses and the disruption hundreds of victims’ lives.2007 November 30, ““Swatters” Plead Guilty to Conspiracy”, in Federal Bureau of Investigation Dallas Field Division, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2007
    • “You've just been swatted.” “What?” Sophia asked. “A spoofed call to police, claiming an emergency, to get a SWAT response,” Evelyn said. Realizing why the SWAT officer had noticed the controller, she guessed, […]2017, Elizabeth Heiter, Stalked, MIRA, →ISBN

Proper noun capitalized: Swat

Swat

  1. A district of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  2. A valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
  3. A river in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Noun (2) capitalized: SWAT

SWAT (countable and uncountable, plural SWATs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of special weapons and tactics, the area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
    • After Trump won the 2024 election and rumors of a cost-cutting-and-efficiency SWAT team began to swirl, Dudek asked people he knew at big tech companies for introductions to potential DOGE members.2025 September 8, Eli Hager, “The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security”, in ProPublica
  2. (US) A SWAT team.
    • "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT," the policeman said.

Also used as

swat is also the alternative spelling of swot.

swat meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

swat in Tamil

ஸ்வாட் செய்ய

swat in Bengali

সোয়াট করতে, সোয়াট করার জন্য

swat in Telugu

స్వాట్కి

swat in Malayalam

സ്വാറ്റിലേക്ക്
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swat in Punjabi
ਸਵੈਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
swat in Gujarati
સ્વાટ કરવા માટે
swat in Odia
ସ୍ୱାଟ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, ସ୍ୱାଟ୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ, ସ୍ୱାଟ କରିବା
swat in Nepali
स्वाट गर्न

Examples of swat in a sentence

  • However, Johnstons luck seems to have run out, as it is hit almost simultaneously by three 18-inch shells and three 6.1-inch shells from Yamato, which has decided to swat' the irritating vessel.2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 19:53 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov...
  • “Gonna need the instagram account … or i will continue to swat and harass you and your family,” Mr.2021 July 24, Maria Cramer, “A Grandfather Died in ‘Swatting’ Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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Forms of swat

Verb
third-person singular presentswats
present participleswatting
past participleswatted
pastswatted
Noun
pluralswats
pluralSWATs
alternative formS.W.A.T.

Past tense of swat: swatted

Origin of swat

Alteration of squat.

See SWAT.

From Urdu سوات (svāt).

Words formed from swat

Words that rhyme with swat

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Questions about swat

What does swat mean?
Swat means to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
What is swat in Tamil?
Swat in Tamil is ஸ்வாட் செய்ய. See Swat meaning in Tamil.
How do you use swat in a sentence?
However, Johnstons luck seems to have run out, as it is hit almost simultaneously by three 18-inch shells and three 6.1-inch shells from Yamato, which has decided to swat' the irritating vessel.
What part of speech is swat?
Swat can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce swat?
Swat is pronounced /swɒt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of swat?
The past tense of swat is swatted.

Words near swat in the dictionary

  1. swastikaed
  2. swastikalike
  3. swastikar
  4. swastikars
  5. swastikas
  6. swat
  7. Swatara
  8. swatch
  9. Swatch Internet Time
  10. swatched
  11. swatchel

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: swat (page history and authors); Swat (page history and authors); SWAT (page history and authors); swat (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); swat (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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