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Definition of swat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

swat

verb

NAmE//swɑt//

swat somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they swat

he / she / it swats

past simple swatted

-ing form swatting

to hit something, especially an insect, using your hand or a flat object He was trying to swat a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.

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swat noun

She took a swat at the wasp.See swat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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