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confidence in, count on: The colonel swears by the same old
fountain-pen he has used for years and will use no other. 4
swear off. forswear, renounce, abjure, go off, forgo, shun,
avoid, give up, eschew, forsake, throw over: Brian tells me
he's sworn off alcohol for a while.
sweat v. 1 perspire, glow: That workout made me sweat. 2 Often,
sweat out. worry, be anxious, agonize, anguish, bite (one's)
nails, be on pins and needles, fret, fuss, stew, torture or
torment oneself, lose sleep (over), Colloq sweat blood, be in a
tizzy, US sweat bullets: The professors really like to make
students sweat, don't they? Fiona is sweating it out till the
results are posted. 3 slave (away), labour, drudge, grind, toil
and moil, slog, work like a Trojan or a horse, Slang Brit swot
or swat: I sweat over a hot stove all day while you're out and
about town. 4 ooze, exude, squeeze out, transude: When a boy,
he believed that dew came from flowers sweating water.
--n. 5 perspiration, Technical diaphoresis, sudor: In addition
to body moisture, salt and other minerals are lost in sweat. 6
(hard) work, labour, laboriousness, grind, toil, drudgery,
slogging, sweating, Slang Brit swotting or swatting: Nothing
worthwhile is gained without some sweat. 7 state of confusion
or upset or excitement or distraction or agitation or anxiety or
distress or worry; pother, Colloq dither, tizzy, lather: Henry
has really worked himself up into a sweat over this problem. 8
No sweat! No problem!, Don't worry!, Everything is taken care
of!, All is well!, That presents no difficulty!: When asked to
change a flat tyre, the stranger's response was, 'No sweat!'
sweep v. 1 brush, whisk, clean, clear, tidy up: This weekend I have
to sweep out the basement. 2 Often, sweep away. carry or take
(away or off), destroy, wipe out, demolish, remove, wash (away);
blow (away): The raging torrent swept away the bridge. The wind
swept the debris before it. 3 swoop, flounce, glide, sail,
march, parade, skim, tear, dash, zoom: Hattie swept into the
room majestically. 4 curve, arc, arch, bend, bow, circle, turn:
The long drive to the house sweeps round the pond and gardens.
--n. 5 pass, clearance, stroke; purge: In one clean sweep the
police rounded up all the suspects. 6 curve, arc, arch, bow,
bend, curvature, flexure: Note the sweep of those main arches
holding up the dome. 7 range, extent, compass, reach, stretch,