swatted

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.

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

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