[swet] 
verb, sweat or sweat⋅ed, sweat⋅ing, noun, adjective | 1. | to perspire, esp. freely or profusely. |
| 2. | to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese. |
| 3. | to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation. |
| 4. | (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded. |
| 5. | Informal. to work hard. |
| 6. | Informal. to experience distress, as from anxiety. |
| 7. | (of tobacco) to ferment. |
| 8. | to excrete (perspiration, moisture, etc.) through the pores of the skin. |
| 9. | to exude in drops or small particles: The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture. |
| 10. | to send forth or get rid of with or like perspiration (often fol. by out or off). |
| 11. | to wet or stain with perspiration. |
| 12. | to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to perspire. |
| 13. | to cause to exude moisture, esp. as a step in an industrial drying process: to sweat wood. |
| 14. | to earn, produce, or obtain (a result, promotion, compliment, etc.) by hard work. |
| 15. | to cause to lose (weight) as by perspiring or hard work: The hard week's work sweated five pounds off him. |
| 16. | to cause, force, or bring pressure on (a person, an animal, etc.) to work hard. |
| 17. | to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours, or under other unfavorable conditions. |
| 18. | to labor with meticulous care over: The manufacturer of this beautiful car has really sweated the details. |
| 19. | Slang.
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| 20. | Slang. to subject to severe questioning; give the third degree to. |
| 21. | Metallurgy.
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| 22. | to remove bits of metal from (gold coins) by shaking them against one another, as in a bag. Compare clip 1 (def. 4). |
| 23. | to cause (tobacco or cocoa) to ferment. |
| 24. | the process of sweating or perspiring. |
| 25. | that which is secreted from sweat glands; perspiration. |
| 26. | a state or a period of sweating. |
| 27. | hard work. |
| 28. | Informal. a state of anxiety or impatience. |
| 29. | a process of inducing sweating or perspiration, or of being sweated, as in medical treatment. |
| 30. | moisture exuded from something or gathered on a surface. |
| 31. | an exuding of moisture, as by a substance. |
| 32. | an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process. |
| 33. | a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race. |
| 34. | sweats, Informal. sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits, or the like. |
| 35. | Informal.
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| 36. | sweat out, Informal.
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| 37. | no sweat, Informal. with no difficulty or problem. |
| 38. | sweat blood, Informal.
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| 39. | sweat bullets, Informal.
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| 40. | sweat it, Informal.
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sweat (swět)
v. sweat·ed or sweat, sweat·ing, sweats
To excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; perspire. n.
The colorless saline moisture excreted by the sweat glands; perspiration.
The process of sweating.
| sweat (swět) Pronunciation Key
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. |