noun. A fly swatter.

noun. A hard-hitting batter.

To splutter; flounce; move rapidly in any fluid, generally in an undulating way.

noun. Something used to swat with. Short for a flyswatter.

noun. Someone who swats.

noun. an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects

verb. splash and flutter about in or as if in water

"He seemed to be working many hours each day to cause that to happen, (maybe "swatter" is right and he's on the take)."

implement  splash  

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