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sweat
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- pronunciation:
- swet
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sweats, sweating, sweat, sweated |
| definition 1: |
to excrete salty fluid from the skin pores for cooling of the body; perspire.
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| definition 2: |
to exude moisture.
- similar words:
- ooze
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| definition 3: |
to collect moisture by causing condensation of surrounding water vapor.
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| definition 4: |
(informal) to work hard; put in many hours.
- similar words:
- agonize, worry
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to feel anxiety or stress; worry.
- similar words:
- agonize, worry
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| related words: |
labor, lather, plod, slave, stew, strive, struggle, tug, work |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to excrete (perspiration) from the pores of the skin.
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| definition 2: |
to exude or cause to condense as drops.
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| definition 3: |
to excrete or remove by or as if by perspiring (often fol. by "out" or "off").
He hoped his son could sweat out the fever. |
| definition 4: |
to dampen, wet, or stain with perspiration.
He sweated his shirt through. |
| definition 5: |
to cause to sweat with heat, hard exercise, a sudorific drug, or the like.
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| definition 6: |
to force or exert pressure on to work harder.
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| definition 7: |
(informal) to obtain (information) by using threats or duress; extort.
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| related words: |
ooze, work |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the liquid exuded from sweat glands through the pores of the skin; perspiration.
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| definition 2: |
the process or condition of sweating.
in a cold sweat |
| definition 3: |
a treatment or technique used to induce sweating, such as heat, hard exercise, or certain drugs.
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| definition 4: |
droplets of moisture exuded from or condensed onto a surface.
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| definition 5: |
any process of exuding moisture, or a treatment that induces it.
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| definition 6: |
(informal) a state of worry, impatience, or anxiety.
in a sweat about his test results- similar words:
- bother, lather
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| related words: |
foam, lather |
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| derivation: |
sweatless (adj.) |
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