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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