swat

See also SWAT, and Swat

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /swɒt/, X-SAMPA: /swɔt/, /swŏt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒt

Verb

swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)

1. (transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.

   He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.

   The cat swatted at the feather.

Translations

to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit

• Finnish: läimäyttää (fi), läiskäistä (fi)
• French: frapper (fr)

• Italian: schiacciare (it)
• Russian: прихлопнуть (ru) (prixlopnutʹ)

Noun

swat (plural swats)

1. A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.

Translations

a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking

• Finnish: läimäytys (fi)

• Italian: schiaffo (it), pacca (it), colpo secco (it)

See also

• flyswatter

Anagrams

• ATWS, AWTs, taws, 'twas, TWAs, wast, wats, WSTA

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd-, *sweyd-. Cognate with Old Saxon swêt, Old High German sweiz, Old Norse sveiti (“sweat, blood”). The Indo-European root also gave Latin sudor, Sanskrit स्वेद (sveda).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /swaːt/

Noun

swāt m

1. blood

Descendants

• English: sweat