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noun

Definition of swat

as in slap

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument the impatient toddler got a swat on his wrist for stepping into the street by himself

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verb

ˈswät

as in to smack

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner didn't sleep a wink all night because she was too busy swatting mosquitoes

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Recent Examples of swat

Noun

Cats may flick their tails, flatten their ears, crouch, hiss or swat before escalating. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026 The swat helped Arkansas survive for an 83-79 win at Oklahoma on Tuesday night. — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026

Verb

Miami swatted 32 home runs in 26 games in June after only hitting 23 in 29 games in May and 19 across 26 games in April. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The worry was that adding sixteen teams would mean blowouts, the big sides swatting away the small ones. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for swat

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Noun

Gilla Band’s origins lie, improbably, in the legend of Fox’s pre-teen slap bass skills.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
John Oliver’s explosive three-episode arc on General Hospital started with a bang, and is going out with a slap.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of slap

Verb

Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Gill saved the first shot in the penalty shootout against Germany, diving to his left and smacking away the ball headed for the back of the net.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of smack

Verb

The beach hazard statements have been in effect mainly due to the strong southerly swells brought by storms that have been ongoing in the south Pacific, sending waves of energy that slam into the West Coast.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Prosecutors said Tran thought the truck had cut him off and became angry, catching up in his Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and then pulling in front of it and twice slamming on his brakes.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of slam

Noun

Ohtani’s absence will be a blow for baseball’s Midsummer Classic at Citizens Bank Park.

— Dan Greenspan, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
The Atlas Lions are the lone African team left in the competition and are looking to stun the footballing world with a takedown blow of Didier Deschamps’ 2018 World Cup champions in this revenge match.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of blow

Verb

Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Two men and three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, allegedly attacked a man as a group, knocking him unconscious and inflicting what were described as life-threatening injuries.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of knock

Noun

There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Regardless of motive, the proposals that have come out of MLB’s New York headquarters have been vast and aggressive, and have landed with a thud in both clubhouses around the league, and with people who cover the sport for a living.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of thud

Verb

However, without strong spending activity at home, a heavy reliance on exports makes China particularly vulnerable to a reversal in AI sentiment, which would hit sales of high-tech products.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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