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# swat

verb (swat, swats, swatted, swatting); noun (a swat)

«swat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To swat means to hit something, usually an insect, with a quick hard slap using your hand or a flat object. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m1)
2. A swat is a quick hit like that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m2)
3. SWAT (in capitals) is a special police team in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday: people swat flies, mosquitoes and wasps; a «fly swatter» is a tool for this. Safety: do not swat at bees or wasps, because swatting can make them sting; stay calm and move away slowly. In stories a giant may swat people away like flies, showing great strength. Phrases: «swat a fly», «fly swatter», «swat away».

### Examples

- Dad swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x1)
- Don't swat at the wasp; just walk away slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x2)
- The cat swatted the string with its paw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x3)
- Grandma keeps a fly swatter in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x4)
- The giant swatted the knights away like flies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x5)
- She swatted a mosquito on her arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x6)

### Note

Double the t: «swatted, swatting». Do not confuse with «swot» (UK slang for someone who studies hard, or to study hard) or «sweat». Swatting at bees and wasps can make them sting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «swat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«swat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/swat.html) on Mova free.