亚洲网紅露点

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swat

1
or swot

[ swot ]

verb (used with object)

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


noun

  1. a smart blow; slap; smack.
  2. Baseball. a powerfully hit ball.

swat

2

[ swot ]

verb

Dialect.
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweat.

swat

3

[ swot ]

verb (used without object)

swatted, swatting,

Swat

4

[ swaht ]

noun

  1. a former princely state in NW India: now a part of Pakistan.
  2. Also a Muslim inhabitant of Swat.

SWAT

5
or S.W.A.T.

[ swot ]

noun

  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.

verb (used with or without object)

swatted or SWATted, swatting or SWATting.
  1. 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鈥檚 director was swatted when the sequel disappointed fans.

Swat

1

/ 蝉飞蓲迟 /

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)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

SWAT

2

/ 蝉飞蓲迟 /

acronym for

  1. 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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

swat

3

/ 蝉飞蓲迟 /

verb

  1. to strike or hit sharply

    to swat a fly

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word (esp Brit) for swatter
  2. a sharp or violent blow
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

swat

4

/ 蝉飞蓲迟 /

verb

  1. a variant of swot 1
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of swat1

First recorded in 1615鈥25; originally variant of squat

Origin of swat2

First recorded in 1965鈥70; acronym from S(pecial) W(eapons) a(nd) T(actics)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of swat1

C17: northern English dialect and US variant of squat
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Nicki Minaj appeared to be the target of a swatting call claiming a shooter was at her Hidden Hills residence on Wednesday evening.

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A number of other names keep coming up in political circles, though none have said they plan to run, and several have swatted away the idea.

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At Henry鈥檚 school, a teacher swats down the boy鈥檚 interest in science in favor of ranting about his dismal salary.

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But the crisis was fake, the result of a 鈥渟watting鈥 call, a hoax 911 report made in the hope of generating a large law enforcement response.

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Supporters of the administration have also reportedly been "swatted" 鈥 subjected to armed police raids after hoax emergency calls.

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