Found 2 items, similar to Swat.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: swat
swat
n : a sharp blow
[also:
swatting,
swatted]
swat
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow;
“Swat flies”
[also:
swatting,
swatted]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Swat
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
\Swat\, obs.
imp. of
Sweat. --Chaucer.
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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.
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.
Sweat
\Sweat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Sweat or
Sweated (Obs.
Swat); p. pr. & vb. n.
Sweating.] [OE. sweten, AS.
sw[ae]tan, 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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