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- Dictionaryswat/swɒt/
verb
- 1. hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object: "I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist"
noun
- 1. a sharp blow: "the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat"
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SWAT definition: 1. to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object or your hand: 2. to hit something…. Learn more.
The United States National Tactical Officers Association's definition of SWAT is: SWAT : A designated law enforcement team whose members are recruited, selected, trained, equipped and assigned to resolve critical incidents involving a threat to public safety which would otherwise exceed the capabilities of traditional law enforcement first ...
1. : a powerful or crushing blow. 2. : a long hit in baseball. especially : home run. swat. 3 of 4. verb (2) swatted; swatting; swats. transitive + intransitive. : to make a false report of an ongoing serious crime in order to elicit a response from law enforcement (such as the dispatch of a SWAT unit)
Swat definition: to hit; slap; smack. . See examples of SWAT used in a sentence.
to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object or your hand: I swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. to hit something, especially a ball, very hard: He tried to swat the ball too hard, and missed it entirely.
If you swat something such as an insect, you hit it with a quick, swinging movement, using your hand or a flat object. Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them. [ VERB noun ]
To swat is to hit or bat at something. You might try to swat a fly with a rolled-up magazine and then watch your cat swat at it with her paws.
