see|SWAT|Swat
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-swat.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Verb
en-verb|swat|t|ing

1. (transitive or intransitive) to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.

#:He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
#:The cat swatted at the feather.

Translations
Finnish: läimäyttää, läiskäistä

Noun
en-noun

#a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
#the exchange, in turns, of swats, usually with a paddle and o the (sometimes bared) buttocks, either as a macho dare or imposed as a 'self-inflicted' corporal punishment or as part of a fraternity-type hazing.

Translations
trans-top|a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking
Finnish: läimäytys
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|the exchange, in turns, of swats
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
flyswatter

Old English
Etymology
From Germanic *swait-, from Indo-European *swoid-.

Cognate with Old Saxon swêt (Dutch zweet), Old High German sweiz (German Schwei� �sweat�), Old Norse sveiti �sweat, blood� (Swedish svett, Danish sved). The IE root also gave Latin sudor.

Pronunciation
IPA|/swa:t/

Noun
sw�t m

1. blood

Category: Old English nouns

et:swat
fa:swat
ru:swat
vi:swat

• 2007-07-05 15:09 - Jaaari - +fi

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