how to pronounce swat

/ˈswɑːt/

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swat is pronounced in one syllable

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swɑːt

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An example use of swat in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… profile swat seen round the world …”

meanings of swat

noun:

  1. A SWAT team.
  2. Alternate spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
  3. A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
  4. Acronym of special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.

verb:

  1. To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
  2. To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).

name:

  1. A river in NWFP administrative province of Pakistan.
  2. A valley and a district in NWFP administrative province of Pakistan.

swat frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word swat occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics swat can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that swat can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

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