the secretion from the sweat glands, esp when profuse and visible, as during strenuous activity, from excessive heat, etc; commonly also called perspiration
▶ Related adjectives: sudatory, sudorific
2.
the act or process of secreting this fluid
3.
the act of inducing the exudation of moisture
4.
drops of moisture given forth or gathered on the surface of something
5. informal
a state or condition of worry or eagerness (esp in the phrase in a sweat)
6. slang
drudgery or hard labour
mowing lawns is a real sweat!
7. mainly US
an exercise gallop given to a horse, esp on the day of a race
8. slang, mainly British
a soldier, esp one who is old and experienced
9. no sweat!
verbWord forms: sweats, sweating, sweat or sweated
10.
to secrete (sweat) through the pores of the skin, esp profusely
11. (transitive)
to make wet or stain with sweat
12.
to give forth or cause to give forth (moisture) in droplets
a sweating cheese
the maple sweats sap
13. (intransitive)
to collect and condense moisture on an outer surface
a glass of beer sweating in the sun
14. (intransitive)
(of a liquid) to pass through a porous surface in droplets
15.
(of tobacco leaves, cut and dried hay, etc) to exude moisture and, sometimes, begin to ferment or to cause (tobacco leaves, etc) to exude moisture
16. (transitive)
to heat (food, esp vegetables) slowly in butter in a tightly closed saucepan
17. (transitive)
to join (pieces of metal) by pressing together and heating
18. (transitive)
to heat (solder) until it melts
19. (transitive)
to heat (a partially fused metal) to extract an easily fusible constituent
20.
to shake together (coins, esp gold coins) so as to remove particles for illegal use
21. informal
to suffer anxiety, impatience, or distress
22. informal
to overwork or be overworked
23. (transitive) informal
to employ at very low wages and under bad conditions