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SWAT¹
- /swɒt/ UK
- /swɑt/ US
Sounds like swat · Rhymes with -ɒt
noun SWATs · S.W.A.T.
- 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.
- A SWAT team. "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT," the policeman said.
swat²
- /swɒt/ UK
- /swɑt/ US, dialectal
- /swɒt/ Canada, dialectal
- /swɔt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /swɒt/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like SWAT · Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
Alteration of squat.
verb swats · swatting · swatted
- To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit. He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
noun swats
- A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
- Alternative spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution. These seemed to be talking very vehemently about something they called " swat." One of these young gentlemen who had black hair and a pimpled face, seeing Peregrine, turned round and asked him "how far had he gone?" "Where" asked Peregrine, hastily. "In swat!" said the pimple-faced boy. "What's swat
swat³
- /swɒt/ UK
- /swɑt/ US, dialectal
- /swɒt/ Canada, dialectal
- /swɔt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /swɒt/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like SWAT · Rhymes with -ɒt
Where it comes from
See SWAT.
verb swats · swatting · swatted
- 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.
Swat⁴
Where it comes from
From Urdu سوات (svāt).
proper noun
- A district of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- A valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- A river in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: swatter, tactics, tactical, tactic, intervention, quickie, wallop, flutter, swift, strike team, scws, witsec, seal, swath, lsst, waves
Translations
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verb to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
| Español | darle un matamoscazo, diñarle un periodicazo, pegarle un raquetazo |
|---|---|
| Français | frapper |
| Deutsch | schlagen, klatschen, totschlagen, zerquetschen |
| Italiano | schiacciare |
| Русский | прихлопнуть prixlopnutʹ |
Talk about this word "swat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swat "swat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swat.Cite this
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