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- Dictionaryswat/swɒt/
verb
- 1. hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object: "I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist"
noun
- 1. a sharp blow: "the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat"
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In the United States, a SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team is a generic term for a police tactical unit. SWAT units are generally trained, equipped, and deployed to resolve "high-risk situations", often those regular police units are not trained or equipped to handle, such as shootouts, standoffs, raids, hostage-takings, and terrorism.
The meaning of SWAT is to hit with a sharp slapping blow usually with an instrument (such as a bat or flyswatter). How to use swat in a sentence.
SWAT definition: 1. to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object or your hand: 2. to hit something…. Learn more.
verb (used with or without object) , swat·ted or SWAT·ted, swat·ting or SWAT·ting. Usually swat. to cause a SWAT team to be deployed on (an unsuspecting victim, especially a public figure or someone prominent on social media) by falsifying a threat, often as a punishment or retaliation:
SWAT meaning: 1. to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object or your hand: 2. to hit something…. Learn more.
If you swat something such as an insect, you hit it with a quick, swinging movement, using your hand or a flat object. Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them. [ VERB noun ]
To swat is to hit or bat at something. You might try to swat a fly with a rolled-up magazine and then watch your cat swat at it with her paws.
Define swat. swat synonyms, swat pronunciation, swat translation, English dictionary definition of swat. v. swat·ted , swat·ting , swats v. tr. To strike or hit with a sharp blow: swatted a ball into the outfield.
Apr 3, 2018 · SWAT definition: to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object: . Learn more.
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.
