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sweat
[swet]
verb (used without object)
to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese.
to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation.
(of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded.
Informal.to work hard.
Informal.to experience distress, as from anxiety.
(of tobacco) to ferment.
verb (used with object)
to excrete (perspiration, moisture, etc.) through the pores of the skin.
to exude in drops or small particles.
The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture.
to send forth or get rid of with or like perspiration (often followed by out oroff ).
to wet or stain with perspiration.
to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to perspire.
to cause to exude moisture, especially as a step in an industrial drying process.
to sweat wood.
to earn, produce, or obtain (a result, promotion, compliment, etc.) by hard work.
to cause to lose (weight) as by perspiring or hard work.
The hard week's work sweated five pounds off him.
to cause, force, or bring pressure on (a person, an animal, etc.) to work hard.
to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours, or under other unfavorable conditions.
to labor with meticulous care over.
The manufacturer of this beautiful car has really sweated the details.
Slang.
to obtain or extort (money) from someone.
to extort money from; fleece.
Slang.to subject to severe questioning; give the third degree to.
Metallurgy.
to heat (an alloy) in order to remove a constituent melting at a lower temperature than the alloy as a whole.
to heat (solder or the like) to melting.
to join (metal objects) by heating and pressing together, usually with solder.
to remove bits of metal from (gold coins) by shaking them against one another, as in a bag.
to cause (tobacco or cocoa) to ferment.
noun
the process of sweating or perspiring.
that which is secreted from sweat glands; perspiration.
a state or a period of sweating.
hard work.
Informal.a state of anxiety or impatience.
a process of inducing sweating or perspiration, or of being sweated, as in medical treatment.
moisture exuded from something or gathered on a surface.
an exuding of moisture, as by a substance.
an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process.
a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race.
Informal.sweats, sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits, or the like.
adjective
Informal.
(of clothes) made to be worn for exercise, sports, or other physical activity.
made of the absorbent fabric used for such clothes.
sweat dresses.
of, for, or associated with such clothes.
the sweat look in sportswear.
verb phrase
Informal
to await anxiously the outcome of; endure apprehensively.
The accused sweated out the jury's deliberation.
to work arduously at or toward.
The director sweated out a camera angle with the cinematographer.
sweat
/ ɛ /
noun
the secretion from the sweat glands, esp when profuse and visible, as during strenuous activity, from excessive heat, etc; commonly also called perspiration
the act or process of secreting this fluid
the act of inducing the exudation of moisture
drops of moisture given forth or gathered on the surface of something
informala state or condition of worry or eagerness (esp in the phrase in a sweat )
slangdrudgery or hard labour
mowing lawns is a real sweat!
an exercise gallop given to a horse, esp on the day of a race
slanga soldier, esp one who is old and experienced
slang(interjection) an expression suggesting that something can be done without problems or difficulty
verb
to secrete (sweat) through the pores of the skin, esp profusely
(tr) to make wet or stain with sweat
to give forth or cause to give forth (moisture) in droplets
a sweating cheese
the maple sweats sap
(intr) to collect and condense moisture on an outer surface
a glass of beer sweating in the sun
(intr) (of a liquid) to pass through a porous surface in droplets
(of tobacco leaves, cut and dried hay, etc) to exude moisture and, sometimes, begin to ferment or to cause (tobacco leaves, etc) to exude moisture
(tr) to heat (food, esp vegetables) slowly in butter in a tightly closed saucepan
(tr) to join (pieces of metal) by pressing together and heating
(tr) to heat (solder) until it melts
(tr) to heat (a partially fused metal) to extract an easily fusible constituent
to shake together (coins, esp gold coins) so as to remove particles for illegal use
informalto suffer anxiety, impatience, or distress
informalto overwork or be overworked
informal(tr) to employ at very low wages and under bad conditions
informal(tr) to extort, esp by torture
to sweat information out of a captive
informal(intr) to suffer punishment
you'll sweat for this!
informal
to work very hard
to be filled with anxiety or impatience
sweat
The salty liquid given off by sweat glands in the skin of mammals. As sweat evaporates, the skin cools, causing a reduction in body heat.
Other 51Թ Forms
- sweatless adjective
- nonsweating adjective
- unsweating adjective
- ˈɱٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sweat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sweat1
Idioms and Phrases
no sweat, with no difficulty or problem.
sweat blood,
to be under a strain; work strenuously.
to wait anxiously; worry.
He was sweating blood while his friend was being questioned by the police.
sweat bullets,
to sweat profusely.
to be apprehensive; worry.
sweat it,
to wait anxiously; endure the best way one can.
There was no news of survivors, so all we could do was sweat it.
to worry; be apprehensive.
You'll do OK, so don't sweat it.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The air is warm, the wine is sweating through its glass, and the scent of ripe, fragrant tomatoes clings to your fingertips.
“I used to start sweating and shaking every time I went,” Bonfiglio explains.
But considering the difference in circumstances - England were losing heavily in Australia and winning by barely breaking a sweat against West Indies - we are still no clearer on whether that will change under pressure.
And then there was DOGE, the department he talked Trump into letting him have to slash at least a trillion dollars, which he promised to do without even breaking a sweat.
For some reason, Keeler invited his former high school coaches after all those days of sweat and tears in Sherman Oaks.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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