Sekirov Dictionary

sweat

/swɛt/

noun 8
verb 17
forms 7
phrases 10

noun8

the water that the body gives off to cool itself, which leaves the skin wet after hard work or in heat
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(figurative) 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 — 1613
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The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
- Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat.
(figurative) Hard work; toil.
(slang, disapproving) An extremely or excessively competitive player.
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(historical) The sweating sickness.
- When the sweat comes back this summer, 1528, people say, as they did last year, that you won't get it if you don't think about it. — 2009
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A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
- 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. — 1840
(UK, slang) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).

verb17

To emit sweat.
To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
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To cause to perspire.
- His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
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(informal) To work hard.
- I've been sweating over my essay all day.
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(informal, slang) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
- There's no way we can win. These guys are sweating so hard.
(informal) To worry.
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(informal) To worry about (something).
- Don't sweat it!
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To emit, in the manner of sweat.
- With exercise she sweat ill humors out. — 1700
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To emit moisture.
- The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.
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To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
- Coasters are a good way to stop a sweating glass from damaging your table.
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To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
- Sweating is a generally a quiet operation; if the food is whispering, or worse, hissing, the moisture is probably evaporating too rapidly — 2002
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(slang) To stress out, to put under pressure.
- Stop sweatin' me!
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To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
- "I've predicted it will last 32 years. The last overhaul we will do on it is at 24 years, but we tend to sweat the asset at Network Rail and try and save a bit of money, so I've estimated 32 years." — 2022
To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
To solder (a pipe joint) together.
To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
(no longer used) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.

forms

sweated · sweatedst · sweaten · sweating · sweateth · sweats · sweatest

Phrases with sweat

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