SWAT

  1. (acronym) .  (chiefly, US) Special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
  2. Proper noun.  a valley and a district in NWFP administrative province of Pakistan.
  3. Proper noun.  a river in NWFP administrative province of Pakistan.
  4. Verb.  (transitive or intransitive) to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
  5. Noun.  a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
  6. Noun.  the exchange, in turns, of swats, usually with a paddle and to 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.
  7. Noun.  (slang) a school pupil thought to be more intelligent than the other members of the class, who shows off his or her ability to its full.

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