sweat

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/swɛt/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

heavy | fine, light

clammy

His clammy sweat dripped down his face as he waited nervously for the exam to begin.

cold

stale

After the basketball game, his shirt was soaked with stale sweat and needed washing.

good

After the morning jog, Maya had worked up a good sweat and needed to drink water.

QUANT

bead, drop, trickle

VERB + SWEAT

break into, break out in/into

He broke into a sweat during his job interview because he was very nervous.

work up | wake (up) in | bring sb out in

be bathed/covered/drenched/soaked in, be beaded/streaming with, be dripping (with), be slippery/wet with, glisten with

After running the marathon, she was completely drenched in sweat and exhausted.

mop, wipe

After running in the heat, she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a towel.

SWEAT + VERB

appear, break out

Beads of sweat appeared on her forehead as she waited nervously for the interview to begin.

glisten, stand out

After the workout, sweat glistened on his face as he caught his breath.

bead sth, drip/pour/run from/into/off sth, run/trickle down sth

After the workout, sweat dripped from his forehead onto the gym floor.

soak sth

SWEAT + NOUN

gland

PREP

in a ~

He arrived at the interview in a nervous sweat, worried he would disappoint his parents.

(verb.)

ADV

freely, heavily, a lot, profusely | slightly

off

She worked out hard to sweat off the extra weight she gained during winter.

VERB + SWEAT

begin to

make sb

Running up the stairs made me sweat through my shirt.

PREP

from

My shirt was soaked from sweating during the hot gym class this morning.

with

The athlete was sweating with effort after running the marathon.

PHRASES

sweat buckets, sweat like a pig

During the intense workout, she was sweating buckets and needed to drink water constantly.

Definitions

noun

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.

Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.

Hard work; toil.

Moisture issuing from any substance.

The Muses' friend (grey-eyed Aurora) yet Held all the meadows in a cooling sweat, The milk-white gossamers not upwards snow'd, Nor was the sharp and useful-steering goad

the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack

A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.

A Horſe that gains Fleſh in hard Exerciſe, should be ſweated at leaſt twice in ten Days; and he ſhould run near five Miles in Puſhes, that the Sweat may have Time to diſcharge. Those Horſes which are ſweat without Covering, or with a very thin one, should run a long Sweat, as wel call it, and ſtand a conſiderable while afterwards with a thick Blanket or two over them, from Head to Tail; otherwiſe the Sweat will not come out well.

There are some horses so very delicate, and have to run such short lengths, that they may not require a sweat during the whole time of their being in training.

verb

To emit sweat.

To cause to excrete moisture through skin.

His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.

To work hard.

I've been sweating over my essay all day.

To work hard.

There's no way we can win. These guys are sweating so hard.

With skill-based matchmaking, he wrote, "you have to sweat 100 percent of the time." They contend their audiences want to see them pull off amazing victories, not struggle endlessly against other top players.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — use of physical or mental energy

effort
exertion
travail

noun — salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

perspiration
sudor

noun — agitation resulting from active worry

verb — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

sudate
perspire

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sweat bullets

To sweat profusely; especially, to be very nervous or anxious.

He was sweating bullets about the exam all week.

break a sweat

To start sweating.

Are you feeling stronger and more energetic, and even—dare I say it—breaking a sweat? No, not a pink-faced, dripping sweat; nevertheless, a little dewy under the arms and around yo

sweat of one's brow

The effort extended in (often manual) labour, and the value created thereby.

So anyhow Terry brought the three pints Joe was standing and begob the sight nearly left my eyes when I saw him land out a quid. O, as true as I'm telling you. A goodlooking sovere

sweat equity

An investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence.

My wife and I have put a lot of sweat equity into our home: I did the renovations and she did the redecorating.

don't sweat it

Do not worry about it.

Example Bank

Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.

Wiktionary

The Muses' friend (grey-eyed Aurora) yet Held all the meadows in a cooling sweat, The milk-white gossamers not upwards snow'd, Nor was the sharp and useful-steering goad

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the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack

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His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.

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I've been sweating over my essay all day.

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There's no way we can win. These guys are sweating so hard.

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Usage Notes

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