Swat vs Sock - What's the difference?
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(chiefly, US, law enforcement) Special weapons and tactics. The area of expertise of police officers trained and equipped to neutralize armed or entrenched criminals.
(chiefly, US, law enforcement) a SWAT team
A knitted or woven covering for the foot
A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors
A violent blow, punch
A shortened version of (Internet) sock puppet
(firearms, informal) a gun sock
To hit or strike violently
To deliver a blow
A ploughshare.
Swat is a related term of sock.
As a proper noun swat
is a valley and a district in nwfp administrative province of pakistan.As a noun sock is
a knitted or woven covering for the foot or sock can be a ploughshare.As a verb sock is
to hit or strike violently.swat
English
(wikipedia SWAT)Alternative forms
*Acronym
(Acronym) (head)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)- "This situation is out of control. We need a SWAT team," the policeman said.
Anagrams
*sock
English
(wikipedia sock)Etymology 1
* From (etyl) socke, sokke, sok, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- "For enemies near are enemies known though socks are a bother he feels at last not alone "
RationalWiki
Derived terms
* bobby socks * knock somebody's socks off * sock hop * sock puppetReferences
Etymology 2
* Unknown, but compare Portuguese soco ("a hit with one's hand; a punch"). (en)Verb
(en verb)- They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you. — James Jones