Swat
Himalayan river valley
Swat means to hit with a quick, sharp blow, typically to kill or drive away an insect: She swatted the fly with a rolled-up magazine.
The noun is the blow itself.
A SWAT team (Special Weapons and Tactics) is a police unit equipped for high-risk operations.
To swat someone in online slang is to file a false emergency report to send armed police to their location—a dangerous prank. (Capitalized Swat is a valley in Pakistan.)
Open-handed blow
- smackStrike with open hand
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- whackForceful striking blow
- swipeQuick sliding motion
flick · bat · strike · flyswatter · mosquito · fly · pest · insect
slap
Open-handed blow
swipe · flick · bat · strike · flyswatter · mosquito · fly · pest · insect · palm
police
Civil law enforcement
hostage · siege · law enforcement · sniper · negotiator · standoff · barricade · flashbang · armored · helmet
Pakistan
South Asian nation
tourism · mountains · river · province · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · skiing · Buddhist · archaeology · emeralds · trout
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
- Gandhara Sites
- Indian DynastiesMughal Empire, Vijayanagara Empire, Mughal, Lodi
- PashtunPashtun, Pashto, malik, subtribe, tribal leaders
Partnership-based crime prevention
de-escalation · peace officers · diplomatic resolution · beat cops
- fly swatterHandheld bug killer
- SWAT teamSpecialized police for high-risk situations
- fly swatting
- SWAT raidForceful police entry operation
- SWAT officerSpecialized armed police personnel
- fly swatInsect-killing implement