sweatˈer noun

1. A person who or animal, etc that sweats
2. A cause of sweating, eg a diaphoretic medicine
3. A (heavy) jersey for leisurewear, intervals in exercise, etc (orig one for reducing weight by sweating)
4. Someone who sweats coins or workers
5. A London street ruffian in Queen Anne's time who prodded and threatened passers-by with his sword

sweatˈiness noun

sweatˈing noun and adjective

sweatˈy adjective

sweat band noun

1. The leather or similar band inside a man's hat
2. A band worn to absorb perspiration from the forehead
3. An absorbent wristlet worn by eg tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands

sweat cooling noun (aeronautics)

Cooling a component by evaporating fluid through a porous layer

sweated labour noun

Hard work obtained by exploitation

sweatˈer-girl noun (informal)

A woman with a large bust, usu one wearing a tight-fitting sweater

sweat gland noun

Any of the glands producing sweat

sweating sickness noun

An epidemic disorder (usu fatal) which ravaged Europe and esp England in the 15c and 16c, a violent inflammatory fever, with a fetid perspiration over the whole body

sweating system noun

The practice of working poor people at starvation wages, for long hours, at home or in unhealthy rooms

sweatˈpants plural noun (esp US)

Trousers of (usu thick) cotton material, with drawstring or elasticated waist and cuffs, as worn by athletes when warming up or after exercise or as leisurewear

sweatˈ-shirt or sweatˈshirt noun

A long-sleeved knitted cotton sweater, usu fleecy on the inside

sweat shop noun

A factory or shop using sweated labour

sweatˈsuit or sweat suit noun

A loose-fitting suit consisting of sweater and trousers, usu close-fitting at wrist and ankle, worn by athletes, etc

in a cold sweat (figurative)

In a state of terror or anxiety

no sweat (informal)

Words used to signify assent, or indicating that something will present no problems

sweat blood

To work or worry extremely hard

sweat it out (informal)

To endure, live through a time of danger, etc