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swat definition

swat (swät)

transitive verb swatted swat′·ted, swatting swat′·ting

to hit with a quick, sharp blow

Etymology: echoic

noun

a quick, sharp blow, as with a bat or swatter
Swat1 definition

Swat (swät)

noun pl. Swati Swa′ti (swä′tē)

Swati
Swat2 definition

Swat (swät)

region in NE Pakistan, on the Indus River: former princely state of India
SWAT definition

☆ SWAT (swät)

noun

a special unit of a law enforcement agency, trained to deal with violence, riots, terrorism, etc.
in full SWAT team

Etymology: S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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