sweat (sw t)v. sweat·ed or sweat, sweat·ing, sweats v.intr. 1. To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire. 2. To exude in droplets, as moisture from certain cheeses or sap from a tree. 3. To condense atmospheric moisture. 4. a. To release moisture, as hay in the swath. b. To ferment, as tobacco during curing. 5. Informal a. To work long and hard. b. To suffer much, as for a misdeed. 6. Informal To fret or worry. v.tr. 1. To excrete (moisture) through a porous surface, such as the skin. 2. To gather and condense (moisture) on a surface. 3. To cause to perspire, as by drugs, heat, or strenuous exercise. 4. To make damp or wet with perspiration. 5. To cause to work excessively; overwork. 6. To overwork and underpay (employees). 7. Slang a. To interrogate (someone) under duress: sweated the suspected spy for hours. b. To extract (information) from someone under duress: The police sweated the information out of the suspect. 8. Metallurgy To join (metal parts) by interposing cold solder and then heating. 9. To steam (vegetables or other food). 10. Informal To fret or worry about: Don't sweat the details. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration. 2. Condensation of moisture in the form of droplets on a surface. 3. a. The process of sweating. b. A condition or period of sweating: worked up a sweat raking leaves. c. The condition of being sweated. 4. Strenuous, exhaustive labor; drudgery. 5. A run given to a horse as exercise before a race. 6. Informal An anxious, fretful condition. 7. sweats Informal A sweatsuit. sweat out Slang Idioms: 1. To endure anxiously: sweat out an exam. 2. To await (something) anxiously: sweat out one's final grades. no sweat Slang Easily done or handled. sweat blood Informal 1. To work diligently or strenuously. 2. To worry intensely. sweat bullets Slang To sweat profusely. sweat of (one's) brow Hard work: "keep what they produced by the sweat of their brow" (Mario Puzo). [Middle English sweten, from Old English sw  tan; see sweid- in Indo-European roots.] |
sweat
Noun
1. the salty liquid that comes out of the skin's pores during strenuous activity in excessive heat or when afraid
2. the state or condition of sweating: he worked up a sweat
3. Slang hard work or effort: climbing to the crest of Ward Hill was a sweat
4. in a sweat Informal in a state of worry
5. no sweat Slang no problem
Verb
[sweating, sweat] or sweated
1. to have sweat come through the skin's pores, as a result of strenuous activity, excessive heat, nervousness, or fear
2. Informal to suffer anxiety or distress
3. sweat blood Informal
a. to work very hard
b. to be filled with anxiety
See also sweats [Old English swǣtan]
sweaty adj
| sweat (swt) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sweat - salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
| 2. |  sweat - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | |
| 3. | sweat - condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat" condensate, condensation - atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | |
| 4. |  sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do something exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" diligence, application - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | |
| Verb | 1. | sweat - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" swelter - suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach" sweat off - lose weight by sweating; "I sweated off 3 pounds in the sauna" |
sweat
noun 2. (Informal) panic, anxiety, state (informal) worry, distress, flap (informal) agitation, fluster, lather (informal) tizzy (informal) state of anxiety
verb 4. (Informal) worry, fret, agonize, lose sleep over, be on tenterhooks, torture yourself, be on pins and needles (informal)
sweat something out (Informal) endure, see (something) through, stick it out (informal) stay the course
Translations
n sweat [swet]
the moisture given out through the skin He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat. sweet عَرَق الجِسْم пот pot sved der Schweiß ιδρώτας sudor higi عرق بدن hiki sueur זֵיעָה पसीना, स्वेद, प्रस्वेद, स्वेदन रोग, कठिन काम, कठिन परिश्रम, परिश्रमी व्यक्ति znoj, znojenje izzadság keringat sviti sudore 汗 땀 prakaitas sviedri peluh zweet svette pot suor transpiraţie пот; испарина pot znoj znoj svett เหงื่อ ter 汗(水) піт, випоти پسینہ mồ hôi 汗（水）
v
1 to give out sweat Vigorous exercise makes you sweat. sweet يُبَلِّلُ بالعَرَق изпотявам се potit se svede schwitzen ιδρώνω sudar higistama عرق كردن hikoilla suer לְהַזִיע पसीना बबहना, पसीना बहाना znojiti se izzad berkeringat svitna sudare 汗をかく 땀을 흘리다 prakaituoti svīst berpeluh zweten svette pocić się suar a asuda, a transpira потеть potiť sa znojiti se znojiti se svettas ทำให้เหงื่อออก terlemek 出汗 потіти, пітніти پسینہ نکلنا đổ mồ hôi 出汗
2 to work hard I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night. werk hard يَكْدَح، يَعْمَلُ عَملا شاقّا прен. трепя се dřít (se) svede sich schinden ιδρώνω, κοπιάζω sudar la gota gorda, matarse a trabajar rügama جان كندن raataa suer sur לְהַזִיע कठिन परिश्रम करना mučiti se keményen dolgozik bekerja keras sveitast, þræla sudare, sgobbare 仕事に励む 열심히 일하다 plušėti pūlēties; smagi strādāt bekerja keras zwoegen svette over, slite med pracować w pocie czoła trabalhar duro a trudi, a munci din greu потеть над чем-л. drieť (sa) potiti se vredno raditi slita ทำงานหนัก çok çalışmak, ter dökmek 努力工作 потіти над سخت محنت کرنا làm việc vất vả 努力工作
n sweater
any kind of knitted pullover or jersey. trui, oortrektrui صِدار، كَنْزَة صوف пуловер svetr sweater der Sweater πουλόβερ suéter, jersey sviiter پليور villapusero tricot סְווֶדֶר स्वेटर, गर्म ऊनी वस्त्र,शोषक džemper pulóver sweater peysa maglione セーター 스웨터 megztinis svīteris baju sejuk trui genser; kofte, strikkejakke sweter camisola pulover, jerseu свитер sveter pulover džemper tröja, sweater เสื้อที่ถักด้วยขนสัตว์ süveter, kazak 毛線衫 светр سوءیٹر áo len dài tay 毛线衫
adj sweaty
wet or stained with, or smelling of, sweat sweaty clothes/bodies. sweetagtig مُبْتَل بالعَرَق، مُسَبِّب للعَرَق потен propocený, zpocený svedig verschwitzt που μυρίζει ιδρώτα sudoroso, sudado higine, leemendav خيس عرق hikinen moite de sueur מְכוּסֶה זֵיעָה पसीनेभर, प्रस्वेदित znojan, uznojen (át)izzadt penuh keringat sveittur; svitastorkinn sudato 汗臭い 땀에 흠뻑 젖은; 땀냄새가 나는 prakaituotas sviedrains; piesviedrēts berpeluh zweterig svett spocony, zapocony suado transpirat потный prepotený, spotený znojen znojav svettig ที่เปียกเหงื่อ terli, ter içinde 汗濕透的 пітний, спітнілий پسینے میں تر đầy mồ hôi 汗湿透的
n sweatiness
sweetagtigheid تَبَلُّل بالعَرَق запотеност zpocenost det at være svedig die Werschwitztheit ιδρωτίλα sudor higisus خيسي hikisyys moiteur (de transpiration) הָזַעֲה पसीना znojnost izzadtság keadaan berkeringat sviti l'essere sudato 汗臭さ 땀투성이임 prakaitavimas sviedrainība berpeluh zweterigheid det å være svett/fuktig zapocenie suor transpiraţie потливость spotenosť oznojenost oznojenost svettighet ภาวะเหงื่อออก terlilik 汗濕(味) спітнілість عرق آلود ہونا sự đầm đìa mồ hôi 汗湿（味）
a cold sweat
(coldness and dampness of the skin when a person is in) a state of shock, fear etc. koue sweet عَرَق الخَوْف والبَرْد студена пот studený pot koldsved der Angstschweiß λουσμένος σε κρύο ιδρώτα sudor frío külm higi عرق سرد tuskanhiki sueur froide זֵיעָה קָרָה डर इत्यादि के मारे आने वाला पसीना hladan znoj hideg verejték ketakutan kaldur sviti sudore freddo 冷汗 (충격·공포 등으로 인해서 나는) 식은 땀 šaltas prakaitas auksti sviedri ketakutan angstzweet kaldsvette zimny pot um suor frio transpiraţie rece холодный пот studený pot hladen znoj hladan znoj kallsvett ภาวะความตื่นตกใจกลัว soğuk ter 一身冷汗 холодний піт بے ہوشی یا خوف وغیرہ کا ٹھنڈا پسینہ trạng thái toát mồ hôi vì bệnh hoặc sợ 一身冷汗
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