Swat

Verb

 * 1) (transitive or intransitive) to beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
 * He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
 * The cat swatted at the feather.

Noun

 * 1) a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) (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.

Thesaurus
bang, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, conk, crack, cut, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, dig, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, fetch, fetch a blow, fusillade, hit, hit a clip, jab, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, let have it, lick, paste, pelt, plunk, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snap, soak, sock, strike, strike at, stroke, swing, swipe, tattoo, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham, whop, wipe, yerk

Verb

 * Finnish: ,
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Noun

 * Finnish: läimäytys


 * Italian:, ,  colpo secco

Anagrams

 * taws
 * 'twas, TWAs
 * wast
 * WSTA

Noun

 * 1) blood

Etymology
From, from.

Cognate with Old Saxon swêt (Dutch zweet), Old High German sweiz (German Schweiß ‘sweat’), Old Norse sveiti ‘sweat, blood’ (Swedish svett, Danish sved), Sanskrit स्वेद:. The Indo-European root also gave Latin sudor.