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thump
English
Etymology
Probably imitative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Noun
thump (plural thumps)
- A blow that produces a muffled sound.
- December 24, 1709, Isaac Bickerstaff (pseudonym for Richard Steele or (in some later numbers of the journal) Joseph Addison), The Tatler No. 111
- The watchman gave so very great a thump at my door last night, that I awakened at the knock.
- December 24, 1709, Isaac Bickerstaff (pseudonym for Richard Steele or (in some later numbers of the journal) Joseph Addison), The Tatler No. 111
- The sound of such a blow; a thud.
- (dated, colloquial, euphemistic) Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
- Where the thump have you been?!
Translations
Verb
thump (third-person singular simple present thumps, present participle thumping, simple past and past participle thumped)
- (transitive) To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.
- (transitive) To cause to make a thumping sound.
- The cat thumped its tail in irritation.
- (intransitive) To thud or pound.
- (intransitive) To throb with a muffled rhythmic sound.
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swat
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /sw?t/, /sw?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
Alteration of squat.
Verb
swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)
- (transitive) 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.
- 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)[1]
- During my first day in the woods, Raoul, the big alpha male of Rambo II, opened wide to show me his dagger-sharp canines, then sauntered by and swatted my calf with a stick—letting me know my place in the social order. (Low.)
Translations
Noun
swat (plural swats)
- A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
- Alternate spelling of swot: vigorous study at an educational institution.
Translations
See also
- flyswatter
Etymology 2
See SWAT.
Verb
swat (third-person singular simple present swats, present participle swatting, simple past and past participle swatted)
- (slang) To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
- 2017, Elizabeth Heiter, Stalked, MIRA (?ISBN):
- “You've just been swatted.” “What?” Sophia asked. “A spoofed call to police, claiming an emergency, to get a SWAT response,” Evelyn said. Realizing why the SWAT officer had noticed the controller, she guessed, […]
- 2017, Elizabeth Heiter, Stalked, MIRA (?ISBN):
References
Anagrams
- 'twas, ATWS, AWTs, TAWS, TWAs, WSTA, sawt, staw, taws, was't, wast, wats
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French soit (“thus”).
Conjunction
swat
- or
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swa?t/
Noun
swat
- plural of sawt
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd-, *sweyd-. Cognate with Old Saxon swêt, Old High German sweiz, Old Norse sveiti (“sweat, blood”). The Indo-European root also gave Latin sudor, Sanskrit Sanskrit ????? (sveda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sw??t/
Noun
sw?t m or n
- sweat
- used of other moisture that comes from the body, especially blood
Declension
Derived terms
- sw?tan (“to sweat”)
- sw?ti? (“sweaty”)
- sw?tþ?rel (“a pore”)
Descendants
- English: swate, swote, swot, swete, swet
- English: sweat
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svat?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sfat/
Noun
swat m pers (feminine swatka)
- A matchmaker.
- The father of one's child-in-law.
Declension
Related terms
- (nouns) swach m pers, swacha f, swachna f, swatanie n (the act of matchmaking)
- (verb) swata? (to matchmake)
Further reading
- swat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- swat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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