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welter
(encz) | welter,změť n: Zdeněk Brož |
Welter
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w[aum]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v[aum]ltra, v[aum]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See
Well, v. i., and cf. Waltz.]
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1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
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When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
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These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
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He must not float upon his watery bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.
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The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
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2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
"The weltering waves." --Milton.
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Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
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Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
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Welter
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, v. t. [Cf. Wilt, v. i.]
To wither; to wilt. [R.]
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Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories. --I.
Taylor.
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Welter
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, a. (Horse Racing)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted
race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
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Welter
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, n.
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1. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows;
filth; mire; slough.
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The foul welter of our so-called religious or other
controversies. --Carlyle.
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2. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the
billows; the welter of a tempest.
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welter
(wn) | welter
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
v 1: toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The
shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
2: roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" [syn: wallow,
welter]
3: be immersed in; "welter in work" |
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junior welterweight
(encz) | junior welterweight, n: |
light welterweight
(encz) | light welterweight, n: |
swelter
(encz) | swelter,parno n: Zdeněk Brožswelter,pařit se Zdeněk Brož |
sweltering
(encz) | sweltering, adj: |
welter
(encz) | welter,změť n: Zdeněk Brož |
welterweight
(encz) | welterweight,velterová váha n: Zdeněk Brož |
heavy welterweight
(gcide) | Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.
1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is
called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in
addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and
hurdle races.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between
that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
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Swelter
(gcide) | Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweltered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sweltering.] [From Swelt, v. i.]
1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish
with heat. "Sweltered cattle." --Coleridge.
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2. To welter; to soak. [Obs.] --Drayton.
[1913 Webster]Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. t.
1. To oppress with heat. --Bentley.
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2. To exude, like sweat. [R.] --Shak.
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Sweltered
(gcide) | Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweltered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sweltering.] [From Swelt, v. i.]
1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish
with heat. "Sweltered cattle." --Coleridge.
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2. To welter; to soak. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Sweltering
(gcide) | Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweltered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sweltering.] [From Swelt, v. i.]
1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish
with heat. "Sweltered cattle." --Coleridge.
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2. To welter; to soak. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Weltered
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w[aum]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v[aum]ltra, v[aum]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See
Well, v. i., and cf. Waltz.]
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1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
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When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
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These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
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He must not float upon his watery bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.
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The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
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2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
"The weltering waves." --Milton.
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Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
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Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
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Weltering
(gcide) | Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Weltered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w[aum]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v[aum]ltra, v[aum]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See
Well, v. i., and cf. Waltz.]
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1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.
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When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.
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These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.
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He must not float upon his watery bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.
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The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.
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2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
"The weltering waves." --Milton.
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Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.
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Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.
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Welterweight
(gcide) | Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.
1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is
called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in
addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and
hurdle races.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between
that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
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junior welterweight
(wn) | junior welterweight
n 1: weighs no more than 140 pounds |
light welterweight
(wn) | light welterweight
n 1: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds |
swelter
(wn) | swelter
v 1: be uncomfortably hot
2: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach" |
sweltering
(wn) | sweltering
adj 1: excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and
faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"
[syn: sweltering, sweltry] |
welter
(wn) | welter
n 1: a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble,
muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother]
v 1: toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The
shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
2: roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" [syn: wallow,
welter]
3: be immersed in; "welter in work" |
welterweight
(wn) | welterweight
n 1: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a
horse race (such as a steeplechase)
2: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
3: a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
4: a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds |
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