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swat
verb [T] /swɒt/
/swɑːt/ (-tt-)Definition
› to hit something, especially an insect, with a flat object or your hand: I swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. He tried to swat the ball too hard, and missed it entirely.figurative These missiles are capable of swatting enemy planes with deadly accuracy.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain swat
noun [C] › He gave the mosquito a swat.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain
(Definition of swat verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bashing suffix (HIT)
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
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