English to English
sweat
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noun (n)
- salty fluid secreted by sweat glands(noun.body)Example:
Sweat poured off his brow.
source: wordnet30 - condensation of moisture on a cold surface(noun.phenomenon)Example:
The cold glasses were streaked with sweat.
source: wordnet30 - use of physical or mental energy; hard work(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.(verb)source: webster1913