sweat | |
1. n. Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circul | |
2. n. (UK, slang) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced). | |
3. n. (historical) The sweating sickness. | |
4. n. Moisture issuing from any substance. | |
the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack | |
5. n. A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise. | |
6. n. Hard work; toil. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To emit sweat. | |
8. v. To cause to excrete moisture through skin. | |
9. v. To cause to perspire. | |
His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics. | |
10. v. (intransitive, informal) To work hard. | |
I've been sweating over my essay all day. | |
11. v. (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression. | |
to sweat a spendthrift | |
to sweat labourers | |
12. v. (intransitive, informal) To worry. | |
13. v. (transitive, colloquial) To worry about (something). | |
14. v. To emit, in the manner of sweat. | |
to sweat blood | |
15. v. (intransitive) To emit moisture. | |
The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it. | |
16. v. (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together. | |
17. v. (transitive, slang) To stress out. | |
Stop sweatin' me! | |
18. v. (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content. | |
19. v. (transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal. | |