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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

swat
    n 1: a sharp blow
    v 1: hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

SWAT team \SWAT" team`\, Swat team \Swat" team`\(sw[o^]t"
   t[=e]m), n. [acronym: Special Weapons and Training.]
   a special group of police trained to deal with unusually
   dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons,
   such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular
   police officers. They are employed, for example, in
   situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed
   persons need to be captured. Called also SWAT or
   S.W.A.T..

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swat \Swat\, obs.
   imp. of Sweat. --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), v. t.
   1. to hit, especially with an instrument in the hand; to
      smack.

   2. (Baseball) to hit (a baseball) powerfully, and for a long
      distance.

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), n. [Also spelled swot.]
   1. a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in
      the hand.

   2. (Baseball) a powerful hit, especially a home run.

6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), n.
   a former state in Northwest India, now a part of Pakistan. It
   was ruled by a prince called a Wali. SWAT team

7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sweat \Sweat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweat or Sweated (Obs.
   Swat); p. pr. & vb. n. Sweating.] [OE. sweten, AS.
   swaetan, fr. sw[=a]t, n., sweat; akin to OFries. & OS.
   sw[=e]t, D. zweet, OHG. sweiz, G. schweiss, Icel. sviti,
   sveiti, Sw. svett, Dan. sved, L. sudor sweat, sudare to
   sweat, Gr. ?, ?, sweat, ? to sweat, Skr. sv[=e]da sweat, svid
   to sweat. [root]178. Cf. Exude, Sudary, Sudorific.]
   1. To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin;
      to perspire. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
      [1913 Webster]

            He 'd have the poets sweat.           --Waller.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Swat:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, conk, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, wipe, yerk

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