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- [swot]
- /swɒt/
- /swɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [swot]
- /swɒt/
Definitions of swat word
- verb with object swat to hit; slap; smack. 1
- verb with object swat Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance. 1
- noun swat a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team. 1
- verb swat simple past tense and past participle of sweat. 1
- transitive verb swat hit swiftly 1
- intransitive verb swat fly, etc.: hit swiftly with sth 1
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Origin of swat
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; orig. variant of squat
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Swat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
swat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
swat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for swat
verb swat
noun swat
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
- blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
- blipping — bleeping.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
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