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SWATTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects
Synonyms:
flyswat; flyswatter; swatter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("swatter" is a kind of...):
implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
Derivation:
swat (hit swiftly with a violent blow)
swatter (splash and flutter about in or as if in water)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Splash and flutter about in or as if in water
Example:
She swattered about in the pool
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "swatter" is one way to...):
splash (strike and dash about in a liquid)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
swatter (an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
