overkill vs sweat

sweat vs overkill

overkill and sweat both are nouns.

overkill is not a verb while sweat is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overkill	Yes	No	No	No
sweat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sweat is a hypernym of overkill; that is, sweat is a word with a broader meaning than overkill:

overkill: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
sweat: use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Other hypernyms of overkill include effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail.

overkill (noun)	sweat (noun)
any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal	use of physical or mental energy; hard work
the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required	salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
	condensation of moisture on a cold surface
	agitation resulting from active worry

overkill (verb)	sweat (verb)
	excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

Difference between overkill and sweat

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