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Sweat

swɛt

Sweat definitions
verb
sweats sweating sweated sweat
  1. exude sweat

    "he was sweating profusely"

    perspire swelter exude perspiration drip with perspiration/sweat be pouring with sweat break out in a sweat glow be damp be wet secrete
    • get rid of something from the body by exuding sweat

      "a well-hydrated body sweats out waste products more efficiently"

    • cause (a person or animal) to exude sweat by exercise or exertion

      "cold as it was, the climb had sweated him"

    • (of food or an object) ooze or exude beads of moisture on to its surface

      "cheese stored at room temperature will quickly begin to sweat"

    • (of a person) exert a great deal of strenuous effort

      "I've sweated over this for six months"

    • (of a person) be or remain in a state of extreme anxiety, typically for a prolonged period

      "if we let them sweat for a week, they'll be a lot more cooperative"

    • worry about (something)

      "he's not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details"

  2. heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices

    "sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning"

    • (of chopped vegetables) be cooked slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat

      "let the chopped onion sweat gently for five minutes"

  3. subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron

    "the tyre is sweated on to the wooden parts"

noun
sweat sweats
  1. moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear

    "beads of sweat broke out on her brow"

    • an instance or period of being covered with sweat

      "even thinking about him made me break out in a sweat"

    • a state of flustered anxiety or distress

      "I don't believe he'd get into such a sweat about a girl"

    • hard work; effort

      "computer graphics take a lot of the sweat out of animation"

    • a laborious task or undertaking

      "helping to run the meeting was a bit of a sweat"