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Sweat

swɛt

Sweat definitions

verb

Inflections:

sweats sweating sweated sweat

exude sweat

"he was sweating profusely"

Synonyms:
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"
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"
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"