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sweat🔊

(Q3503092)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 circulation.

📑 Synonyms: perspiration

The state of one who sweats; diaphoresis.

(figurative) Hard work; toil.

(figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.

A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.

(historical) The sweating sickness.

(especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).

(competitive player) (slang) An extremely or excessively competitive player.

📑 Synonyms: tryhard

To emit sweat.

📑 Synonyms: perspire

To cause to excrete moisture through skin.

To cause to perspire.

(informal) To work hard.

📑 Synonyms: slave slog

(video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.

(informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.

📑 Synonyms: bleed

(informal) To worry.

📑 Synonyms: fret worry

(informal) To worry about (something).

To emit, in the manner of sweat.

To emit moisture.

To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.

(plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.

(slang) To stress out, to put under pressure.

(cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.

(to remove a portion of) (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.

To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.

To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.