Reverse Dictionary: PERSPIRE

(also see SWEAT)

ADJECTIVES
► FADY damp, musty; covered with perspiration → 1790 Eng. dial.
► MALTED perspiring; heated → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PERSPIRY covered with perspiration → 1860 colloq.
► SAM moist, in a state of perspiration → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SAMMY watery, moist, sodden; in a state of perspiration → 1809 Eng. dial.
► SUDORIFICAL sweaty, perspiring → 1828 obs.
► URY clammy, covered with perspiration → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)

NOUNS
► HADDER a state of perspiration; sweat → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAB-DAB a profuse perspiration → 19C Eng. dial.
► LANTERN-SWASH excessive perspiration → 1790 Eng. dial.
► LANTERN-SWEAT excessive perspiration → 1894 Eng. dial.
► LAP-DAB perspiration → 1863 Eng. dial.
► LARD perspiration → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LILLYDEW a perspiration, sweat; an excitement → 1854 Eng. dial.
► MASH heat,  a condition of heat and perspiration → 1880 Eng. dial.
► MOILD a profuse perspiration or sweat → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MUCK OF A SWEAT ► MUCK OF SWEAT  excessive sweat, perspiration → 1899 Amer. dial.
► MUCK-SWEAT a very nasty, sweaty state; perspiration; orig. and properly if dust or dirt has accrued → c1830 Brit. colloq.
► PERSPRIATION perspiration → 1968 Amer. dial.
► PIT perspiration, odour → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SAM a state of perspiration → 1854 Eng. dial.
► SUDATION sweating, perspiration → 1599 obs.
► SUDORIFICATION sweat, perspiration → 1708 obs.
► THOW perspiration; a profuse sweat → 1838 Sc.
► URE sweat, perspiration → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)

VERBS
► EXPIRE to perspire, to sweat → 1966 Amer. dial.
► GET A RAZZLING to get into a state of perspiration → 19C Eng. dial.
► PERSPIRATE to perspire; to sweat → 1822
► POPPLE of persons: to be in an overheated state; to stream with perspiration → 1808 Sc.
► REEK to emit vapour; to steam; to perspire; to be misty → 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► REEK AGAIN to perspire freely → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCHVITZ, SHVITZ to perspire → 1992 US sl.
► SUDATE to sweat, to perspire → 1599 obs.
► MOLT to perspire → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PERSPIRATE to perspire → 1822
► BLOWZE to sweat, to perspire profusely → 1821 Eng. dial.