Word: Sweat
How to pronounce: swet
Noun
Definitions:
1. Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.
Example sentences: "Beads of sweat broke out on her brow"
2. Denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton.
Verb
Definitions:
1. Exude sweat.
Example sentences: "He was sweating profusely"
2. Heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices.
Example sentences: "Sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning"
3. Subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron.
Synonyms:
perspire
perspire heavily
swelter
diaphoresis
perspiration
hard work
strain
travail
effort
labor
work
plod
toil
stew
agitation
drudgery
tizzy
plug away
plug
bother
worry
fret
bleed
weep
examine
Derivations:
sweating
sweater
sweaty
sweated
sweatshop
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Sweat in Other Languages...
Spanish: Sudor
German: Schweiß
French: Sueur
Italian: Sudore
Turkish: Terleme
