swat

UK: 'swat', 'SWAT': /ˈswɒt/ US: /swɑt/ ,(swot)

Inflections of 'swat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

swats

v 3rd person singular

swatting

v pres p

swatted

v past

swatted

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

swat¹ /swɑt/   v., swat•ted, swat•ting, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to hit sharply;
   slap;
   smack:
   to swat a fly with a flyswatter.

n. [countable]

2. a smart blow;
   slap;
   smack.

swat•ter, n. [countable]

SWAT or S.W.A.T. /as initials or swɑt/   adj. [before a noun]

1. of or relating to a special section of law enforcement agencies trained to deal with esp. dangerous situations, as when hostages are being held:
   a SWAT team.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

swat¹ (swot),  v., swat•ted, swat•ting, n. 

v.t. 

1. to hit;
   slap;
   smack.
2. [Baseball.] to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.

n. 

3. a smart blow;
   slap;
   smack.
4. [Baseball.] a powerfully hit ball.

Also, swot. 

• origin, originally variant of squat 1790–1800

swat² (swot), v. [Dial.]

1. pt. and pp. of sweat. 

swat³ (swot), v.i., swat•ted, swat•ting, n. [Brit. Slang.]

1. British Terms swot².

Swat (swät),  n. 

1. Place Names a former princely state in NW India: now a part of Pakistan.
2. Language Varieties Also, Swati. a Muslim inhabitant of Swat.

SWAT (swot), n. 

1. 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.

Also, S.W.A.T. 

• south, southern(pecial) west, western(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

swat / swɒt/ verb (swats, swatting, swatted)(transitive)

1. to strike or hit sharply: to swat a fly

noun

1. another word (esp Brit) for swatter1
2. a sharp or violent blow

Also called: swot Etymology: 17th Century: northern English dialect and US variant of squat

swat / swɒt/ noun , verb (swats, swatting, swatted)

1. a variant of swot1

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Swat / swɒt/ noun

1. a former princely state of NW India: passed to Pakistan in 1947
2. a river in Pakistan, rising in the north and flowing south to the Kabul River north of Peshawar. Length: about 640 km (400 miles)