swatting
/S W AA1 T IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
“He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.”
verb
- 1
To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
noun
- 1
A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
- 2
The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.
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