Swatting

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.

"He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom."

2.verbTo illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).

3.nounA motion or gesture that swats; a swat.

4.nounThe action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

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