SWATTING

SWAT

swat

(verb) hit swiftly with a violent blow; “Swat flies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

swatting

present participle of swat

Noun

swatting (plural swattings)

A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.

(slang) The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

Source: Wiktionary


SWAT

Swat, obs.

Definition: imp. of Sweat. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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