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| swat [ swot ] or swot [ swot ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle swat·ted, present participle swat·ting, 3rd person present singular swats) (past and past participle swot·ted, present participle swot·ting, 3rd person present singular swots) |
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strike or slap something: to strike or slap somebody or something sharply
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noun (plural swats) (plural swots) |
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1. sharp blow: a sharp blow or slap
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2. U.S. attempt: a try at doing something
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| [Early 17th century. Alteration of squat1 in the obsolete sense "crush, flatten"] |
