- a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
- a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles)
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Swat /swɒt/ n
swat1 /swɑt/USA pronunciation
v., swat•ted, swat•ting, n.
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
SWAT or S.W.A.T. /as initials or swɑt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [~ + object]
- to hit sharply;
slap;
smack:to swat a fly with a flyswatter.
n. [countable]
- a smart blow;
slap;
smack.
SWAT or S.W.A.T. /as initials or swɑt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]
- of or relating to a special section of law enforcement agencies trained to deal with esp. dangerous situations, as when hostages are being held:a SWAT team.
swat1 (swot),USA pronunciation
v., swat•ted, swat•ting, n.
v.t.
n.
swat2 (swot),USA pronunciation v. [Dial.]
swat3 (swot),USA pronunciation v.i., swat•ted, swat•ting, n. [Brit. Slang.]
Swat (swät),USA pronunciationn.
SWAT (swot),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
- to hit;
slap;
smack. - [Baseball.]to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.
n.
- a smart blow;
slap;
smack. - [Baseball.]a powerfully hit ball.
- origin, originally variant of squat 1790–1800
swat2 (swot),USA pronunciation v. [Dial.]
- pt. and pp. of sweat.
swat3 (swot),USA pronunciation v.i., swat•ted, swat•ting, n. [Brit. Slang.]
- British Termsswot2.
Swat (swät),USA pronunciation
- Place Namesa former princely state in NW India: now a part of Pakistan.
- Language VarietiesAlso, Swati. a Muslim inhabitant of Swat.
SWAT (swot),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- south, southern(pecial) west, western(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
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swat /swɒt/ vb (swats, swatting, swatted) (transitive)
- to strike or hit sharply: to swat a fly
- another word (esp Brit) for swatter
- a sharp or violent blow
swat /swɒt/ n , vb (swats, swatting, swatted)
- a variant of swot1
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