- nounsweat (noun) · sweats (plural noun)
- moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear:"beads of sweat broke out on her brow"
- an instance of exuding moisture through the pores of the skin:"even thinking about him made me break out in a sweat" · "we'd all worked up a sweat in spite of the cold"
- informala state of flustered anxiety or distress:"I don't believe he'd get into such a sweat about a girl"
- informalhard work; effort:"computer graphics take a lot of the sweat out of animation"
- informal(sweats)another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants
- denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton:"sweat tops and bottoms"
verbsweat (verb) · sweats (third person present) · sweated (past tense) · sweated (past participle) · sweating (present participle)- exude sweat:"he was sweating profusely"
- (sweat something out/off)get rid of (something) from the body by exuding sweat:"a well-hydrated body sweats out waste products more efficiently"
- cause (a person or animal) to exude sweat by exercise or exertion:"cold as it was, the climb had sweated him"
- (of food or an object) ooze or exude beads of moisture on to its surface:"cheese stored at room temperature will quickly begin to sweat"
- (of a person) exert a great deal of strenuous effort:"I've sweated over this for six months"
- (of a person) be or remain in a state of extreme anxiety, typically for a prolonged period:"if we let them sweat for a week, they'll be a lot more cooperative"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformalworry about (something):"he's not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details"
- heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices:"sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning"
- (of chopped vegetables) be cooked by sweating:"let the chopped onion sweat gently for five minutes"
- subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron:"the tire is sweated onto the wooden parts"
OriginOld English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear:
- a state of flustered anxiety or distress:
- hard work; effort:
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