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Scatted vs Swatted - What's the difference?

scatted | swatted |

As verbs the difference between scatted and swatted

is that scatted is present participle of lang=en while swatted is past tense of swat.

scatted

English

Verb

(head)

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    swatted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (swat)

    • SWAT

    English

    (wikipedia SWAT)

    Alternative forms

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    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (chiefly, US, law enforcement) Special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively before such nouns as (team) or (squad). * While the specific meaning of the acronym applies only to the United States, the term is informally used in other countries to describe similar police teams.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, law enforcement) a SWAT team
    • "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT team," the policeman said.

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