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Swat : (noun)
1: a sharp blow
(verb)
1: hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sweat \Sweat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweat or Sweated (Obs.
Swat); p. pr. & vb. n. Sweating.] [OE. sweten, AS.
sw[ae]tan, fr. sw[=a]t, n., sweat; akin to OFries. & OS.
sw[=e]t, D. zweet, OHG. sweiz, G. schweiss, Icel. sviti,
sveiti, Sw. svett, Dan. sved, L. sudor sweat, sudare to
sweat, Gr. ?, ?, sweat, ? to sweat, Skr. sv[=e]da sweat, svid
to sweat. [root]178. Cf. Exude, Sudary, Sudorific.]
1. To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin;
to perspire. --Shak.
2. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.
He 'd have the poets sweat. --Waller.
3. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Swat : \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), obs.
imp. of Sweat. --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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