[ UK /swˈɛt/ ]
[ US /ˈswɛt/ ]
NOUN
  1. agitation resulting from active worry
    he's in a sweat about exams
    don't get in a stew
  2. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
    sweat poured off his brow
  3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface
    the cold glasses were streaked with sweat
  4. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    he got an A for effort
    they managed only with great exertion
VERB
  1. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
    Exercise makes one sweat
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How To Use sweat In A Sentence

  • For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.
  • He squeezed a lot of sweat from his shirt.
  • It can make you sweat too, or feel dizzy or breathless. The Sun
  • To struggle in sweat pooled rivers, will cause the boat to the other side of the ideal sail.
  • The endotoxins exuded are cell - wall constituents that are sort of like pheromones or germ sweat. T.S. Wiley: Can Sleep Loss Destroy Your Immune System?
  • Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
  • During the search police seized a blue sweatshirt and a pair of jeans. Times, Sunday Times
  • He loves me and appreciates my finer points - especially the fact that I don't make him dress like me in a black turtleneck and coordinating cable-knit sweater for a holiday portrait.
  • She writhed her hands till here fingers were wet with sweat or blood!
  • I am afraid to lose, I fear this time, and I love it but memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers, forget accompany me cry close friend, and forget the bright Star of that everynight, and those words have touched me deeply.
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