SWAT

swɑt

Definition

Definition of SWAT - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: special weapons and tactics

TECH.

special group of police for dangerous situations

TECH.

The SWAT team was called to handle the hostage situation.
The SWAT officers trained rigorously for emergencies.
A SWAT operation was launched to apprehend the suspects.

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SWAT team

group of police trained for dangerous situations

The SWAT team arrived to handle the hostage situation.

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swatting

crime

the act of making a false report to send a SWAT team

swatting

adj.

emergency

causing a swat team to be dispatched

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French:SWAT, ...
German:SEK, ...
Italian:SWAT, ...
Spanish:SWAT, ...
Portuguese:SWAT, ...
Chinese:特警, ...
Japanese:SWAT, ...
Arabic:فريق التدخل السريع, ...
Hebrew:סווט, ...
Russian:СОБР, ...
Ukrainian:СОБР, ...
Hindi:स्वाट, ...
Bengali:SWAT, ...
Catalan:SWAT, ...
Czech:zásahová jednotka, ...
Danish:AKS, ...
Dutch:SWAT, ...
Greek:ΕΚΑΜ, ...
Hungarian:különleges rendőri egység, ...
Khmer:ក្រុមប៉ូលិសប្រតិបត្តិការពិសេស, ...
Korean:특수무기전술팀, ...
Persian:سلاح‌ها و تاکتیک‌های ویژه, ...
Polish:SPAP, ...
Portuguese (BR):SWAT, ...
Romanian:SIAS, ...
Swedish:insatsstyrka, ...
Thai:หน่วยสวาท, ...
Turkish:SWAT, ...
Vietnamese:vũ khí và chiến thuật đặc biệt, ...

swat

swɑt

swattedswatting

Definition of swat - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

action

tr.

hit an insect with a quick motion

tr.

She swatted the fly with a newspaper.

slap

smack

whack

sharp smack

tr./intr.

strike or hit sharply with a hand or object

tr./intr.

He swatted the ball out of the park.

hit

slap

smack

Noun

education

Dated

vigorous study at an educational institution

Dated

She spent the night doing swat for her exams.

cramming

studying

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swat down

hit something down with a quick motion

He swatted down the fly with a newspaper.

Origin of swat

English, swat (to hit)

Examples of swat in a sentence

I swatted the bee away from my drink.
She swatted the mosquito on her arm.
The teacher swatted the fly with a newspaper.
He was known for his late-night swat sessions.
Swat was essential for her to ace the finals.

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French:écraser, bachotage, ...
German:erschlagen, Büffeln, ...
Italian:schiacciare, studio intenso, ...
Spanish:aplastar, estudio intenso, ...
Portuguese:esmagar, estudo intenso, ...
Chinese:拍打, 学习, ...
Japanese:叩く, スワット, ...
Arabic:ضَرَبَ, مُذَاكَرَةٌ مُكَثَّفَةٌ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכּוֹת, שִׁנּוּן, ...
Russian:прихлопнуть, усердная учёба, ...
Ukrainian:вдаряти, інтенсивне навчання, ...
Hindi:झटके से मारना, कड़ी मेहनत, ...
Bengali:চাপড় মারা, জোরালো অধ্যয়ন, ...
Catalan:esclafar, estudi intensiu, ...
Czech:plácnout, šprtání, ...
Danish:klaske, intensiv læsning, ...
Dutch:meppen, blokken, ...
Greek:χτυπώ, εντατική μελέτη, ...
Hungarian:lecsapni, magolás, ...
Khmer:វាយ, ការសិក្សាយ៉ាងសស្រាក់សស្រាំ, ...
Korean:때리다, 열공, ...
Persian:زدن, مطالعه شدید, ...
Polish:pacnąć, intensywna nauka, ...
Portuguese (BR):esmagar, intensivo, ...
Romanian:a lovi, meditații, ...
Swedish:slå till, plugg, ...
Thai:ตบ, การทบทวนอย่างเข้มข้น, ...
Turkish:vurmak, harıl harıl çalışma, ...
Vietnamese:đập, học gạo, ...

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