swatted
Hit a fly
Swatted is the past tense of swat, meaning struck with a quick, sharp blow—typically how one hits a fly or mosquito: She swatted the bug with a rolled-up magazine.
In baseball, to swat is to hit powerfully: He swatted a home run.
More recently, swatted describes being targeted by a swatting attack—a malicious prank where someone falsely reports an emergency at a victim's address to trigger an armed police response: The streamer got swatted during a live broadcast.
Two-winged buzzing insect
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- slapOpen-handed blow
- smackStrike with open hand
swatter · pest · gnat · wasp · bee · hornet · squash · splat
Sudden armed incursion
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- callContact by phone
- emergencySerious sudden danger
response · tactical · armed · doorstep · victim · harassment · false report · 911
Court game over net
- spikeSharp rise or point
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- smashBreak violently apart
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
tennis · racket · backhand · forehand · serve · net · slam · deflect
Refused or turned away
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- deflectedCaused to veer off
- waved offDismissed by gesture
shut down · batted away · turned down · spurned · repudiated · disregarded · ignored · nixed
fly
Two-winged buzzing insect
smack · swatter · pest · gnat · wasp · bee · hornet · squash · splat · swipe
raid
Sudden armed incursion
emergency · response · tactical · armed · doorstep · victim · harassment · false report · 911 · streaming
volleyball
Court game over net
badminton · tennis · racket · backhand · forehand · serve · net · slam · deflect · return
rejected
Refused or turned away
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- deflectedCaused to veer off
waved off · shut down · batted away · turned down · spurned · repudiated · disregarded · ignored · nixed · quashed