sweater

UK /ˈswɛtə/ US /ˈswɛtɚ/
noun 5verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.

2

A similar garment worn for warmth.

We could slip away / Wouldn't that be better? / Me with nothing to say / And you in your autumn sweater

3

One who sweats (produces sweat).

The cardiologist who administered Alex's exercise stress test on August 21 observed during that test that Alex was a profuse sweater.

4

One who or that which causes to sweat.

We learn of the cruelty of some school or child-factory from journalists; we learn it from inspectors, we learn it from doctors, we learn it even from shame-stricken schoolmasters and repentant sweaters; but we never learn it from the children; we never learn it from the victims.

5

A diaphoretic remedy.

verb

1

To dress in a sweater.

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