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noun (plural sweats) |
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1. moisture on skin: the clear salty liquid that passes to the surface of the skin when somebody is hot or as a result of strenuous activity, fear, anxiety, or illness
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2. state of having sweat on skin: the production or secretion of sweat, e.g. during strenuous activity or illness, or a state of fear or anxiety that causes this
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3. hard or boring work: hard, unpleasant, or tedious work
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4. science liquid exuded to surface: drops of liquid that ooze through and collect on the surface of something, e.g. sap on a tree
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5. physics moisture condensed on surface: drops of liquid that appear on the surface of something, usually by condensation of water vapor from the surrounding warmer air
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6. horseracing run before race: a run that a horse has before a race, as exercise
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plural noun sweats |
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U.S. dress two-piece sports outfit: a sweatshirt and sweatpants made of matching fabric and worn together for sport or casual activities
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verb (past and past participle sweat·ed, present participle sweat·ing, 3rd person present singular sweats) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb perspire: to produce a clear salty liquid on the surface of the skin as a result of being hot or as a result of strenuous activity, fear, anxiety, or illness
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2. transitive verb make somebody sweat: to make somebody sweat, e.g. as a medical treatment
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3. transitive verb wet or mark something with sweat: to make something damp or stained with sweat
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4. transitive and intransitive verb cook something in own juices: to cook something in a pan in its own juices with a small amount of fat or oil until tender, or be cooked in this way
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5. transitive verb heat solder until it melts: to heat solder until it melts and runs between surfaces to bond them
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6. intransitive verb work hard: to work very hard or overwork
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informal
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7. transitive verb overwork or underpay employees: to make somebody work very hard, often in poor conditions or for low wages
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informal
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8. transitive verb extort information from somebody: to force somebody to give up information, especially by relentless interrogation or physical violence
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informal
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9. intransitive verb be under stress: to be very anxious, impatient, or afraid
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informal
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  He left them sweating in the corridor while he made up his mind.
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10. intransitive verb suffer for wrongdoing: to suffer physically or mentally, especially as a punishment
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informal
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11. transitive and intransitive verb science exude liquid at surface: to produce or form as liquid beads by oozing through the surface of something and collecting there
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12. transitive and intransitive verb science form or appear as moisture: to form as moisture on a surface, usually by condensation of water vapor from the surrounding warmer air, or produce moisture in this way
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13. transitive and intransitive verb agriculture remove moisture from something: to remove moisture from something, or have moisture removed, e.g. when fermenting fruits or tobacco or when curing animal hides
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| [ Old English swāt< Indo-European] |
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| sweat·less adjective |
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no sweat
1. used to say that something can be done with ease and without foreseeable problems (slang)
We'll get it there on time. No sweat.
2. not requiring effort or difficulty
the no sweat way to learn a language
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