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swat

1  [swot] ,verb, swat⋅ted, swat⋅ting, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to hit; slap; smack.
2. Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.
–noun
3. a smart blow; slap; smack.
4. Baseball. a powerfully hit ball.
Also, swot.

Origin:
1790–1800; orig. var. of squat
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swat

2  [swot] ,
–verb Dialect.
pt. and pp. of sweat.

swat

3  [swot] ,verb (used without object), swat⋅ted, swat⋅ting, noun British Slang.
swot 2 .

Swat

  [swaht] ,
–noun
1. a former princely state in NW India: now a part of Pakistan.
2. Also, Swati. a Muslim inhabitant of Swat.

SWAT

  [swot] ,
–noun
a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team.
Also, S.W.A.T.

Origin:
S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
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swat   (swŏt)   
tr.v.   swat·ted, swat·ting, swats
To deal a sharp blow to; slap.
n.  A sharp blow; a slap.

[Alteration of squat, to squash (obsolete and dialectal).]
SWAT   (swŏt)   
abbr.  special weapons and tactics
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

swat  (v.)
1796, Amer.Eng. and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of M.E. swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from 1800. Swatter "instrument for swatting flies" is recorded from 1917.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SWAT

  1. special weapons and tactics

  2. special weapons attack team

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