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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), obs.
imp. of {Sweat}. --Chaucer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly; "Swat flies" [syn: {swatter}]
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