name
Meaning 1
A district of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
SWAT
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /swɒt/
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US: /swɑt/
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rhymes with -ɒt
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homophone: swat
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Received-Pronunciation: /swɒt/
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General-American, dialectal: /swɑt/ of Canada
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Canada, dialectal: /swɒt/ of the US
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Australian, New-Zealand: /swɔt/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /swɒt/
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homophone: SWAT
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CMU ARPABET: S W AA1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A river in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Acronym of special weapons and tactics, the area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Meaning 5
A SWAT team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
Examples
- "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT," the policeman said.
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noun
Meaning 6
A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 8
To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
- The cat swatted at the feather.
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
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verb
Meaning 9
To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang, transitive
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noun
Meaning 10
a sharp blow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blow
verb
Meaning 11
hit swiftly with a violent blow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Swat flies
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Broader terms: hit
History
Etymology
From Urdu سوات (svāt).
Alteration of squat.
See SWAT.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: سْوَات (swāt) — river in Pakistan
- German: Swat — river in Pakistan
- Ancient Greek: Σοαστοσ (Soastos) — river in Pakistan
- Gujarati: સ્વાત (svāt) — river in Pakistan
- Hindi: स्वात (svāt) — river in Pakistan
- Japanese: スワート川 (suwāto-kawa) — river in Pakistan
- Macedonian: Сват (Svat) — river in Pakistan
- Marathi: स्वात (svāt) — river in Pakistan
- Pashto: سوات (swāt) — river in Pakistan
- Spanish: Swat — river in Pakistan
- Urdu: سوات (svāt) — river in Pakistan
- Bulgarian: силен удар (silen udar) — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Finnish: läimäytys — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- French: coup — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- German: Schlag — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Italian: schiaffo — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Italian: pacca — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Italian: colpo secco — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Portuguese: golpe — a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
- Finnish: läimäyttää — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Finnish: läiskäistä — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- French: frapper — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- German: schlagen — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- German: klatschen — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- German: totschlagen — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- German: zerquetschen — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Hungarian: agyoncsap — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Hungarian: lecsap — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Hungarian: rácsap — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Hungarian: agyonüt — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Italian: schiacciare — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Russian: прихлопнуть (prixlopnutʹ) — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Spanish: darle un matamoscazo — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Spanish: diñarle un periodicazo — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit
- Spanish: pegarle un raquetazo — to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit