sweatnoun
uk/swet/us/swet/sweat noun (LIQUID)
B2 [ U ] the clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin:
The dancers were dripping with/pouring with sweat after a morning's rehearsal.
By the time we'd climbed to the top of the hill, we were covered in sweat.
She wiped the beads (= drops) of sweat from her forehead.
figurative The cathedral was built by human toil and sweat (= effort).
More examples
- The athletes were drenched in sweat.
- The sweat was pouring down her face by the end of the race.
- Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
- I can feel trickles of sweat running down my neck.
- He sat down and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- expectorate
- gob
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- perspiration
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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sweat noun (CLOTHES)
sweats [ plural ] US UK tracksuit
a loose top and trousers, worn either by people who are training for a sport or exercising, or as informal clothing
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sportswear & swimwear
- athletic supporter
- baseball cap
- baseball jacket
- bathing costume
- bathing suit
- bathing trunks
- beachwear
- flannel
- jogging suit
- kit
- legwarmers
- leotard
- letterman jacket
- riding habit
- swimmers
- swimming costume
- swimming trunks
- swimsuit
- swimwear
- wetsuit
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Idiom(s)
get in a sweat
no sweat
sweatverb [ I ]
uk/swet/us/swet/sweat verb [ I ] (PRODUCE LIQUID)
B2 to pass sweat through the skin because you are hot, ill, or frightened:
It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.
The prisoners were sweating with fear.
informal I was so afraid, I was sweating like a pig (= sweating a lot).
If something sweats, it produces drops of liquid on the outside:
The walls in older houses sometimes sweat with damp.
More examples
- Someone who is suffering from sunstroke feels dizzy and has a high temperature, but does not sweat.
- It was my first interview and I was sweating buckets.
- This jumper always makes me sweat.
- The heating was turned up so high that I was beginning to sweat.
- We were sweating buckets sleeping under a really thick duvet.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- expectorate
- gob
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- perspiration
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Wet weather & wetness
sweat verb [ I ] (WORK HARD)
to work very hard to achieve something:
Volunteers sweated to get the room ready for the dance.
Idiom(s)
make sb sweat
sweat blood
sweat bullets
sweat it out
Phrasal verb(s)
sweat over sth