swats
Slaps at flies
Swats is the plural of swat—quick, sharp blows usually delivered with a flat object or open hand: The teacher gave him a few swats with the paddle.
Swats often implies disciplinary spanking, especially of children.
To take swats is to receive such punishment.
In baseball slang, swats can mean powerful hits: He had three swats over the fence.
Handheld bug killer
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- fliesWinged buzzing pests
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
pest control · housefly · gnat · wasp · buzzing · annoyance · nuisance · shooing
Send away or reject
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- wave awayReject with gesture
shoot down · deflect · parry · block · fend off · turn down · refuse · spurn
flyswatter
Handheld bug killer
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- fliesWinged buzzing pests
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
bugs · pest control · housefly · gnat · wasp · buzzing · annoyance · nuisance · shooing · batting away
slap
Open-handed blow
spank · slapping · smacking · whacking · thwack · cuff · bat · strike · wallop · clout
dismiss
Send away or reject
wave away · shoot down · deflect · parry · block · fend off · turn down · refuse · spurn · repel
batting practice
Pre-game hitting drills
batter · slugger · home run · line drive · fly ball · foul ball · cleanup hitter · slugging · base hit · grand slam
- SWAT teamSpecialized police for high-risk situations
- fly swatting
- SWAT raidForceful police entry operation
- SWAT officerSpecialized armed police personnel
- fly swatInsect-killing implement
- SWAT operationsArmed police team actions