Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Swat"

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) 1.7 (wn)

swat
n : a sharp blow
v : hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

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