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# swat

«swat» in Mova's school dictionary: **to hit something, usually an insect, with a quick hard…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (swat, swats, swatted, swatting); noun (a swat)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To swat means to hit something, usually an insect, with a quick hard slap using your hand or a flat object. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m1)

2) A swat is a quick hit like that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m2)

3) SWAT (in capitals) is a special police team in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday: people swat flies, mosquitoes and wasps; a «fly swatter» is a tool for this. Safety: do not swat at bees or wasps, because swatting can make them sting; stay calm and move away slowly. In stories a giant may swat people away like flies, showing great strength. Phrases: «swat a fly», «fly swatter», «swat away».

### examples

- Dad swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x1)
- Don't swat at the wasp; just walk away slowly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x2)
- The cat swatted the string with its paw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x3)
- Grandma keeps a fly swatter in the kitchen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x4)
- The giant swatted the knights away like flies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x5)
- She swatted a mosquito on her arm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/#x6)

### note

Double the t: «swatted, swatting». Do not confuse with «swot» (UK slang for someone who studies hard, or to study hard) or «sweat». Swatting at bees and wasps can make them sting.

### In the corpora

- [Elephants sometimes use tools, such as a stick to scratch an itch or a leafy branch to swat flies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/21-elephants-the-trunk/16/)
- [Swatting at a bee or wasp makes a sting more likely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/24-bees-and-wasps/11/)
- [When a wasp flies near you, stay calm and move slowly away, because swatting makes a sting more likely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/5/)
- [Move away slowly from a bee and do not swat it, because bees sting only when they feel threatened.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/14/)
- [If a wasp or bee comes near, you stay calm and move away slowly without swatting, because swatting makes stings more likely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/257-school-adults-and-the-playground/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «swat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/swat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.