swat
(verb) hit swiftly with a violent blow; “Swat flies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swatting
present participle of swat
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, obs.
Definition: imp. of Sweat. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
