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Meaning of "fly swat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLY SWAT

fly swat  [flaɪ swɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLY SWAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fly swat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLY SWAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fly-killing device

A fly-killing device is used for pest control of flying insects, such as houseflies, wasps, moths and mosquitos. Most such devices are lethal to insects, but some designs can be used for live capture and later release.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLY SWAT


aliquot
ˈælɪˌkwɒt
diddly-squat
ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt
forswatt
fɔːˈswɒt
gigawatt
ˈdʒɪɡəˌwɒt
kilowatt
ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt
kumquat
ˈkʌmkwɒt
megawatt
ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt
milliwatt
ˈmɪlɪˌwɒt
nanowatt
ˈnænəˌwɒt
Paraquat
ˈpærəˌkwɒt
Pequot
ˈpiːkwɒt
quat
kwɒt
somewhat
ˈsʌmˌwɒt
squat
skwɒt
swat
swɒt
swot
swɒt
terawatt
ˈtɛrəˌwɒt
watt
wɒt
what
wɒt
wot
wɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLY SWAT

fly half
fly high
fly in amber
fly in the face of
fly in the ointment
fly kick
fly killer
fly net
fly off the handle
fly on the wall
fly orchid
fly press
Fly River
fly rod
fly sheet
fly spray
fly swatter
fly the coop
fly the flag
fly way

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY SWAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
bowat
cat
chat
eat
fat
feat
fiat
flat
twat
wat

Synonyms and antonyms of fly swat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fly swat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLY SWAT

Find out the translation of fly swat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fly swat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fly swat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞特警
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

swat volar
570 millions of speakers

English

fly swat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वात मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يطير سوات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

летать SWAT
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

SWAT voar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উড়ে উড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fly Swat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang swat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fliegenklatsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SWATフライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SWAT 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fly swat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay swat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்வாட் பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लाय स्विट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fly swat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fly swat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fly Swat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літати SWAT
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbura swat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μύγα swat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieëplak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fluga swat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fly swat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fly swat

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY SWAT»

The term «fly swat» is normally little used and occupies the 131.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY SWAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fly swat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fly swat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fly swat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY SWAT»

Discover the use of fly swat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fly swat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
"Swat the Fly!": A One-act Fantasy
As he attempts to back away the animals form in a half circle and block his retreat .) ALL Yes, swat him ! Swat him ! Swat him ! FLY Oh, wait, wait ! Oh, ladies and gentlemen ! ALL Swat the Fly! Swat the Fly! FLY ( Holds up his third left foot.) ...
Eleanor Gates, 1915
2
Caricature; Wit and Humor of a Nation in Picture, Song, and ...
unholy gleehusband every day " Let thls be your daily song: Draw your faithful smggersnee; R h' Swat the fly! Swat the fly! e earsmg. - Rush him, Trail him, Bings —“Look! That motorist has Crush h!m' Flail him, just run over himself!
‎1908
3
A Cyclopedia of Twentieth Century Illustrations: New ...
But not even a mother can work the miracle of restoring to a good-for- nothing his good name. RESPONSIBILITY. "Donjt Swat the Fly; Swat the Man." The "swat the fly" campaigns in the summer are a glorious success. In Baltimore, for instance, ...
Amos Russel Wells, 1918
4
Battle Creek Idea
Swat! for the Frost that put the Flies to flight Itself has fled before the Summer's light, And buzzing briskly on the Window Pane The Peril of the Race offends our sight. A Song of Flytime. Swat that little buzz fly, Swat it, swat it ! Swat that little buzz ...
5
Lai Wan Youxi: Chinese language games
Alternatively, use Blu-tac to adhere the laminated cards to the board. n Divide the class into two teams. n One person per team comes to the blackboard and takes a fly swat. n Call out one of the characters. n Students try to swat the correct ...
Margaret Fuary, Deborah Kessler, 2006
6
Cracking India: A Novel
“Get the fly-swat, Lenny!” screams Mother in an absolute frenzy. I dash in and fetch the fly-swat with a long reed handle and a wire-mesh flap. Mother snatches it from my hand and, waving her arms in an awkwardly feminine and energetic way, ...
Bapsi Sidhwa, 2010
7
Producing amateur entertainments: varied stunts and other ...
Swat the Fly! Do not let him buzz around — When you see him, up and pound, Wherever he is found Swat the Fly! Are you at a Picture Show? Swat the Fly! Even when you calling go Swat the Fly! Swat him on the lady's hat — Spoil the hat?
Helen Josephine Ferris, 1921
8
Lecture Notes for House Fly Lantern Slides
TRAP THE FLY-SWAT THE FLY . a. OFFER PRIZES To CHILDREN attentlon to the dang' 9. FLY KILLING BEGINS AT HOME JOIN ers and filth the fly YOUR NEIGHBORS AND ORGANIZE KEEP EVERLASTINGLY AT IT . ' 8 “J represents.
International Harvester Company of New Jersey. Agricultural Extension Department, 1915
9
Asobō Manabō: Japanese Language Games
Write hiragana characters all over the blackboard. Alternatively, use Blu-tac to adhere the laminated cards to the board. Playing the game: n Divide the class into two teams. n One person per team comes to the blackboard and takes a fly swat.
Shannon Mason, 2006
10
I.H.C. Bulletins
AND WINDOWS TRAP THE FLY- SWAT THE FLY OFFER PRIZES TO CHILDREN FLY FIGHTING BEGINS AT HOME JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS ANO ORGANIZE KEEP EVERLASTINGLY AT IT 30 FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES flies killed, ...
International Harvester Company, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY SWAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fly swat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dave Cousins's top 10 survival tips
It will provide paper to make a paper cup (see #3 above); serve as tinder to light a fire; double as a fan or fly swat; can be used as a wipe clean ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Senegal seizes illegal elephant hair jewellery
Elephants use the hair on their tails as a fly swat. While it can theoretically be removed from a tranquilised elephant without killing it, EAGLE's ... «Reuters UK, Jun 15»
3
Senegal seizes illegal elephant hair jewelry
Elephants use the hair on their tails as a fly swat. While it can theoretically be removed from a tranquilized elephant without killing it, EAGLE's ... «Reuters UK, Jun 15»
4
GRANDMA'S DIARIES: Sugar Ration Ends, Grandma Gets 100 lbs.
We sprayed them, used the broom, fly swat, etc. Friday, June 20, 1947: Cut and made the pajamas. Kenneth Baird lost our mail. Carl later ... «thejournal-news.net, Jun 15»
5
Riddle of comet dust delivered back to Earth
... tennis-racket sized device resembling a high-tech fly swat. Then, amazingly, it returned the samples by firing a capsule as it sped past Earth ... «Sen, May 15»
6
Do flies fear the fly swat?
Do flies flee from the shadow of a fly swat because they are genuinely fearful or is it just a automatic response? Researchers now believe the ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
7
POWs had it sweeter than us land girls: War worker
... and I think he must have once served in India as he had one of those little leather things that looked like a fly swat dangling from his wrist.". «Wairarapa Times-Age, Apr 15»
8
Watch Gogglebox star Sandra get electric shock from fly swat - is this …
Gogglebox star Sandra gave herself an electric shock with a fly swat during tonight's episode. In true Sandy and Sandra fashion, the stars of the ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
9
7 LOL-worthy moments from the wonderful Goggleboxers tonight
Sandra got zapped by a fly swat and we were in pieces. Yikes! Friday night only means one thing. Gogglebox, a bottle of wine and take out. «East London and West Essex Guardian Series, Mar 15»
10
'Fly in the House'
If a fly swat won't get it, use furniture. If that doesn't work, use anything you can find… just squish it! The more you smash, the more points you ... «Gamasutra, Mar 15»

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