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to swat
01
to hit with a swift and forceful motion, often with a swinging action
Intransitive: to swat at a target
Examples
Startled by the surprise attack, he instinctively swatted at the wasp near his face.
The cat skillfully swatted at the toy mouse with its paw.
02
to make a false emergency report so heavily armed police raid someone's home
SlangExamples
Someone swatted him after he livestreamed the game.
Do n't mess with him, or he swats people online for fun.
Swat
01
a sharp blow
Lexical Tree
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