Battering and Swat

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Battering noun - The act of subjecting to strong attack.

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Swat and battering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swat" instead a noun "Battering".

Nearby Words: batter, battered, battery

Swat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: the impatient toddler got a swat on his wrist for stepping into the street by himself

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Battering and swat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Battering" instead a noun "Swat".

Nearby Word: swatted

SWAT teams tend to use a small one-man battering ram to break through doors.

Source: Axe Before Entering
When they get tired of their bullets bouncing off the glass, they go to Plan B: the SWAT team deploys a pneumatic battering ram to break the window.

Source: Film / Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Failing that, the SWAT team grabs a hydraulic battering ram from their van and uses it to pound the driver's side window until the armor on it gives way.

Source: Film / Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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