sweat vs overkill

overkill vs sweat

sweat and overkill both are nouns.

sweat is a verb but overkill is not a verb.

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

As nouns, overkill is a hyponym of sweat; that is, overkill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sweat:

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

Other hyponyms of sweat include struggle, difficulty, trouble, least effort, least resistance, strain, straining, exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout, pull, application, diligence, supererogation, overexertion, detrition, friction, rubbing.

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

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

Difference between sweat and overkill

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