swat
verb
[ swɒt ]
• hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object.
• "I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist"
swat
noun
• a sharp blow.
• "the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘sit down’): northern English dialect and US variant of squat.
