SWAT

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swat \Swat\, obs.
   imp. of {Sweat}. --Chaucer.
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from 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.

from 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.

from 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

from 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.}.

from 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.
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   2. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
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            He 'd have the poets sweat.           --Waller.
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   3. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

69 Moby Thesaurus words for "swat":
      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