sweat
noun
[ swɛt ]
• moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.
• "beads of sweat broke out on her brow"
Similar:
perspiration,
moisture,
dampness,
wetness,
lather,
sweating,
muck sweat,
sudor,
diaphoresis,
hidrosis,
• another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.
sweat
verb
• exude sweat.
• "he was sweating profusely"
Similar:
perspire,
swelter,
exude perspiration,
drip with perspiration/sweat,
be pouring with sweat,
break out in a sweat,
glow,
be damp,
be wet,
secrete,
be in a muck sweat,
sweat buckets,
sweat like a pig,
sudate,
• 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"
• 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"
Origin:
Old English swāt (noun), swǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zweet and German Schweiss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sudor .
