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sweat·er
(swĕt′ər)n.
1. A garment for the upper body of wool, cotton, or synthetic yarn, typically knitted, having long sleeves, and worn in cold weather.
2. One that sweats, especially profusely.
3. Something that induces sweating; a sudorific.
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sweater
(ˈswɛtə)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion)
a. a garment made of knitted or crocheted material covering the upper part of the body, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
b. (as modifier): a sweater dress.
2. a person or thing that sweats
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an employer who overworks and underpays his or her employees
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sweat•er
(ˈswɛt ər)n.
1. a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves.
2. a person or thing that sweats.
3. an employer who underpays and overworks employees.
adj. 4. of, for, or pertaining to a sweater: sweater yarn; sweater fashions.
5. made like a sweater: a sweater dress.
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Noun | 1. | sweater - a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body cardigan - knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" neckband - a band around the collar of a garment neckline - the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck |
2. | sweater - a person who perspires |
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sweater
Sweaters
Aran sweater, cardigan, Cowichan sweater, Indian sweater, siwash, or siwash sweater (Canad.), cowl-necked sweater, crew-neck or crew-necked sweater, Fairisle, Guernsey (Austral.), Icelandic, jersey, jumper, polo or polo neck, pullover, rollneck, skivvy (Austral. & N.Z.), slipover, sloppy joe, sweatshirt, turtleneck, V-neck or V-necked sweaterCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
بُلُوزَةٌ صُوفِيّبُلُوفَرصِدار، كَنْزَة صوف
svetr
sweaterjumper
villapaitavillapusero
džemper
pulóver
peysa
セーター
스웨터점퍼
pulover
tröja
เสื้อไหมพรมสวมหัวเสื้อที่ถักด้วยขนสัตว์
áo lenáo len chui đầu
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
sweater
n → Pullover m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sweat
(swet) noun the moisture given out through the skin. He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.
verb1. to give out sweat. Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.
2. to work hard. I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.
ˈsweater noun any kind of knitted pullover or jersey.
ˈsweaty adjective wet or stained with, or smelling of, sweat. sweaty clothes/bodies.
ˈsweatiness nouna cold sweat
(coldness and dampness of the skin when a person is in) a state of shock, fear etc.
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sweater
→ بُلُوزَةٌ صُوفِيّ, بُلُوفَر svetr jumper, sweater Pullover πουλόβερ suéter villapaita pull džemper maglione セーター 스웨터, 점퍼 sweater, trui genser, strikkegenser skoczek, sweter camisola, suéter джемпер, свитер tröja เสื้อไหมพรมสวมหัว, เสื้อที่ถักด้วยขนสัตว์ kazak áo len, áo len chui đầu 套头外衣, 毛衣Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009