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swat
1[ swot ]
swat
2[ swot ]
verb
- simple past tense and past participle of sweat.
swat
3[ swot ]
verb (used without object)
Swat
4[ swaht ]
SWAT
5[ swot ]
noun
- a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively):
a SWAT team.
verb (used with or without object)
- Usually swat. to cause a SWAT team to be deployed on (an unsuspecting victim, especially a public figure or someone prominent on social media) by falsifying a threat, often as a punishment or retaliation:
His plan was to swat other gamers during their streaming broadcasts so everyone would see it happen.
The film’s director was swatted when the sequel disappointed fans.
Swat
1/ ²õ·ÉÉ’³Ù /
noun
- a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
- a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles)
SWAT
2/ ²õ·ÉÉ’³Ù /
acronym for
- Special Weapons and Tactics: a military-like unit within the US police force, trained to deal with specially dangerous situations, such as hostage-taking and riots
swat
3/ ²õ·ÉÉ’³Ù /
verb
- to strike or hit sharply
to swat a fly
noun
- another word (esp Brit) for swatter
- a sharp or violent blow
swat
4/ ²õ·ÉÉ’³Ù /
verb
- a variant of swot 1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of swat2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of swat1
Example Sentences
At Henry’s school, a teacher swats down the boy’s interest in science in favor of ranting about his dismal salary.
But the crisis was fake, the result of a “swatting†call, a hoax 911 report made in the hope of generating a large law enforcement response.
Supporters of the administration have also reportedly been "swatted" – subjected to armed police raids after hoax emergency calls.
This incident comes on the heels of two “swatting†calls that prompted significant law enforcement responses in Southern California.
The incident comes one day after a swatting call for an armed shooter prompted a massive police response and evacuations at Loma Linda Children’s Hospital in San Bernardino County.
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