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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swat \swat\, obs.
imp. of sweat. --chaucer.
1913 webster
see also:
sweat
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swat \swat\ swo^t, v. t.
1. to hit, especially with an instrument in the hand; to
smack.
2. baseball to hit a baseball powerfully, and for a long
distance.
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swat \swat\ swo^t, n. also spelled swot.
1. a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in
the hand.
2. baseball a powerful hit, especially a home run.
see also:
swot
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swat \swat\ swo^t, n.
a former state in northwest india, now a part of pakistan. it
was ruled by a prince called a wali. swat team
- [5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swat team \swat" team`\, swat team \swat" team`\swo^t"
t=em, n. acronym: special weapons and training.
a special group of police trained to deal with unusually
dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons,
such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular
police officers. they are employed, for example, in
situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed
persons need to be captured. called also swat or
s.w.a.t..
see also:
swat s.w.a.t.
- [6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sweat \sweat\, v. i. imp. p. p. sweat or sweated obs.
swat; p. pr. vb. n. sweating. oe. sweten, as.
swaetan, fr. sw=at, n., sweat; akin to ofries. os.
sw=et, d. zweet, ohg. sweiz, g. schweiss, icel. sviti,
sveiti, sw. svett, dan. sved, l. sudor sweat, sudare to
sweat, gr. ?, ?, sweat, ? to sweat, skr. sv=eda sweat, svid
to sweat. root178. cf. exude, sudary, sudorific.
1. to excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin;
to perspire. --shak.
1913 webster
2. fig.: to perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
1913 webster
he 'd have the poets sweat. --waller.
1913 webster
3. to emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
1913 webster
see also:
sweat sweated swat sweating exude sudary
sudorific
- [7] : WordNet (r) 2.0
swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow; "swat flies"
also: swatting, swatted
see also:
swatting swatted
- [8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
69 moby thesaurus words for "swat":
bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, chop, clap, clip,
clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, conk, crack, cut, dash, deal,
deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch,
fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold,
knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke,
pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap,
soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump,
thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, wipe, yerk
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