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• sweat — [swet] vi. sweat or sweated, sweating [ME sweten < OE swætan < swat, sweat, akin to Ger schweissen < IE base * sweid , to sweat > Gr hidros, L sudor, sweat] 1. to give forth a characteristic salty moisture through the pores of the… …   English World dictionary

• Sweat — Sweat, v. t. 1. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics. [1913 Webster] 2. To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude. [1913 Webster] It made… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sweat — sweatless, adj. /swet/, v., sweat or sweated, sweating, n., adj. v.i. 1. to perspire, esp. freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese. 3. to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation. 4.… …   Universalium

• sweat — I. verb (sweat or sweated; sweating) Etymology: Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from swāt sweat; akin to Old High German sweiz sweat, Latin sudare to sweat, Greek hidrōs sweat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sweat — [c]/swɛt / (say swet) verb (sweat or sweated, sweating) –verb (i) 1. to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a… …  

• sweat — [[t]swɛt[/t]] v. sweat sweat•ed, sweat•ing, 1) phl to perspire, esp. freely 2) to exude moisture, as green plants 3) to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation 4) (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded 5) inf Informal. a)… …   From formal English to slang

• Sweat lodge — The sweat lodge (also called purification ceremony, sweat house, medicine lodge, medicine house, or simply sweat) is a ceremonial sauna and is an important event in some North American First Nations or Native American cultures. There are several… …   Wikipedia

• sweat — n. & v. n. 1 moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, esp. from heat or nervousness. 2 a state or period of sweating. 3 colloq. a state of anxiety (was in a sweat about it). 4 colloq. a drudgery, effort. b a laborious task or undertaking. 5 …   Useful english dictionary

• sweat — 1. tv. & in. to fret (about something) while waiting for an outcome. □ Come on, don’t sweat it. It’ll work out. □ This whole promotion business really has me sweating. 2. n. trouble; bother. (See also no sweat.) □ I can handle it. It won’t cause… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Apocrine sweat glands — develop during the early to mid puberty ages within the age range of 13 to 15, and release more than normal amounts of sweat for approximately a month, regulating and releasing normal amounts of sweat after a certain period of time. They are… …   Wikipedia

• To sweat coin — Sweat Sweat, v. t. 1. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics. [1913 Webster] 2. To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude. [1913 Webster] It …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English