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fly swatter
" Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter."
Gerald R. Ford

Meaning of "fly swatter" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FLY SWATTER

flaɪ ˈswɒtə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLY SWATTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fly swatter 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 SWATTER 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.

Definition of fly swatter in the English dictionary

The definition of fly swatter in the dictionary is a device for killing flies, esp a meshed flat attached to a handle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLY SWATTER

blotter · cotta · cotter · cybersquatter · dotter · globetrotter · gotta · hotter · lotta · otter · pelota · plotter · potter · ricotta · spotter · squatter · swatter · swotter · terracotta · trotter

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLY SWATTER

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 swat · fly the coop · fly the flag · fly way

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLY SWATTER

batter · better · blatter · chatter · dark matter · fatter · flatter · for that matter · hatter · latter · matter · no laughing matter · no matter · organic matter · platter · scatter · shatter · splatter · subject matter · the fact of the matter · the matter

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fly swatter» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FLY SWATTER

Find out the translation of fly swatter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fly swatter 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 swatter» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

苍蝇拍
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

matamoscas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

fly swatter
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

swatter मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يطير منشة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мухобойка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

mata-moscas
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্ল্যাশ ফ্ল্যাশ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tapette à mouche
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

pemukul lalat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Klatsche
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハエたたき
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

찰싹 때리는 비행
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Fly swatter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay vỉ đập
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பறக்க வாருங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्वेटरला उडवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sineklik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Schiacciamosche
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Muchy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

мухобойка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

zbura swatter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετούν χτυπών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlieg swatter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flugsmälla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fly swatter
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLY SWATTER»

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

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QUOTES WITH «FLY SWATTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fly swatter.
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Gerald R. Ford
Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLY SWATTER»

Discover the use of fly swatter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fly swatter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fly Guy Versus the Fly Swatter
Fly Guy unintentionally joins Buzz at school, and then goes with his class on a field trip to a fly swatter factory.
‎2011
2
The Fly Swatter: Portrait of an Exceptional Character
Riveting and eloquent, The Fly Swatter's most unusual accomplishment is that it succeeds in telling the extraordinary story of a man's soul.
Nicholas Dawidoff, 2003
3
Adventures in Team Building - Grades 1-2:
OQQOCOO...OQ.DOOOOOQOO0.0COO...OQDOOOOOOQOOIDOCOO....Q...'...'.... ....... Materials Needed: ' Photocopied and cut out set of the Number Cards, page 46 ' Math problems with one-, two-, and three-digit answers ' Fly swatter, scrap ...
Bonnie J. Krueger, Deborah Kopka, 2009
4
Classroom Music Games and Activities (ENHANCED eBook):
Divide the class into teams of four to five, and provide each team with a fly swatter . Tape a line on the floor for each team to gather around, but make sure these lines are equally close to the cards. Have each team select a person to hold the fly ...
‎2014
5
Classroom Music Games and Activities:
Divide the class into teams of four to five, and provide each team with a fly swatter . Tape a line on the floor for each team to gather around, but make sure these lines are equally close to the cards. Have each team select a person to hold the fly ...
‎2014
6
Dreams Outback: A Book about Life and Death and the American ...
Well, as soon as the Little Girl heard 'Lose those extra pounds,' she picked up a fly swatter and started swatting me. The Little Girl said, 'Yes, I'll be able to lose all those extra pounds if I start exercising with this fly swatter right now.' After the ...
Darrell Norrod, 2008
7
Classroom Music Games and Activities (eBook):
Divide the class into teams of four to five, and provide each team with a fly swatter . Tape a line on the floor for each team to gather around, but make sure these lines are equally close to the cards. Have each team select a person to hold the fly ...
‎2014
8
Transaction of Belonging:
Rafat had answered, “become a teacher?”but the answer itself had become a question and it was only when he met Manu, the charismatic Minister of Social Justice, that he realized hewanted to make history instead. The position of Fly Swatter ...
Jaya Padmanabhan, 2014
9
Cruddy: A Novel
The fly-swatter man let out a snort and popped a fly in mid- light. It went sailing through the air and skidded on the floor. He said, “You see the size of that bastard!” “Language,” said the waitress. “Children here.” “Oh the hell,” said the man.
Lynda Barry, 2001
10
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In fly swatter mechanisms for screen doors, the combination with a screen door, of a sweep adapted for transverse travel across said door, a flexible device mounted on and adapted for longitudinal movement transversely across said door, ...
United States. Patent Office, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLY SWATTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fly swatter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man vs. Bugs: Who's Winning? - WSJ
At the other extreme is the Executioner Pro Zapper ($30, amazon.com), a sort of super fly swatter that combines the satisfaction of hand-to-hand ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
'Minions' delivers more humor than it's given credit for - Gusto - The …
... goggles, speak gibberish, and who, as we see here, advised an early caveman to fight off a hungry bear with a fly swatter, not a club. «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
3
Weather forecasters of yesteryear
Today, many people believe that using a yellow fly swatter makes it easier to kill flies. Here's a tip when going after a fly: aim for a spot slightly ... «Starjournalnow, Jul 15»
4
A West Wind: Wicked and Wonderful
... not venture to the beach without first arming oneself with a fly swatter and a bottle of SSS) lugging their day's worth of umbrellas, bodyboards, ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
5
A West Wind
... not venture to the beach without first arming oneself with a fly swatter and a bottle of SSS) lugging their day's worth of umbrellas, bodyboards, ... «The SandPaper, Jul 15»
6
Childhood mischief
If we misbehaved, we received a few swats from mom with a yellow fly swatter with some of the paint peeled off the handle. We actually lived ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Vietnam casualty remembered
She was a “Rosie the Riveter” in Wichita and worked at a fly swatter factory in Pratt at the air base, said family friend Maxine Jantz. Both Red ... «Pratt Tribune, Jul 15»
8
BUGMAN: Flies and Fly Traps
You can also use a fly swatter with a sticky side to swat them when they are circling. Also very common are blow flies (Calliphoridae -Phormia, ... «Cibola County Beacon, Jul 15»
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PERRY: If you're hating gay marriage, the displeasure of your …
... comment is about as asinine as they come and this particular commenter has the franchise on asininity. Will someone pass me a fly swatter. «Aurora Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
Homeowners Begin Cleanup After Massive Fly Infestation
Instead of using a simple fly swatter to solve the problem in his pole barn, Mruz had no choice but to surrender and wait out the thousands of ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
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