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Meaning of sweat in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /swɛt/

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  1. Verb

    sweat

    Definitions

    1. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

    Examples

    • « Exercise makes one sweat »

    Derived terms

    • diaphoresis
    • hidrosis
    • perspiration
    • perspirer
    • sudation
    • sudor
    • sweater
    • sweating
  2. Noun

    sweat

    Etymology

    Old English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor

    Definitions

    1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

    Examples

    • « sweat poured off his brow »

    Derived terms

    • perspire
    • sudate
  3. 2. agitation resulting from active worry

    Examples

    • « don't get in a stew »
    • « he's in a sweat about exams »

    Derived terms

    • brood
    • fret
    • fuss
    • grizzle
    • niggle
    • stew
  4. 3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface

    Examples

    • « the cold glasses were streaked with sweat »
  5. 4. use of physical or mental energy

    Examples

    • « hard work »
    • « he got an A for effort »
    • « they managed only with great exertion »

    Derived terms

    • dig
    • drudge
    • exert
    • fag
    • grind
    • labor
    • labour
    • moil
    • toil
    • travail

Famous quotes

  • « Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen. »
    Keith Richards
  • « It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today. »
    Barack Obama
  • « For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes. »
    Juvenal
  • « The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. »
    Norman Schwarzkopf
  • « The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, they're drenched in sweat. »
    Gina Carano

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