• Verb (used without object)

    to perspire, esp. freely or profusely.
    to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese.
    to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation.
    (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded.
    Informal . to work hard.
    Informal . to experience distress, as from anxiety.
    (of tobacco) to ferment.

    Verb (used with object)

    to excrete (perspiration, moisture, etc.) through the pores of the skin.
    to exude in drops or small particles
    The drying figs sweat tiny drops of moisture.
    to send forth or get rid of with or like perspiration (often fol. by out or off ).
    to wet or stain with perspiration.
    to cause (a person, a horse, etc.) to perspire.
    to cause to exude moisture, esp. as a step in an industrial drying process
    to sweat wood.
    to earn, produce, or obtain (a result, promotion, compliment, etc.) by hard work.
    to cause to lose (weight) as by perspiring or hard work
    The hard week's work sweated five pounds off him.
    to cause, force, or bring pressure on (a person, an animal, etc.) to work hard.
    to employ (workers) at low wages, for long hours, or under other unfavorable conditions.
    to labor with meticulous care over
    The manufacturer of this beautiful car has really sweated the details.
    Slang .
    to obtain or extort (money) from someone.
    to extort money from; fleece.
    Slang . to subject to severe questioning; give the third degree to.
    Metallurgy .
    to heat (an alloy) in order to remove a constituent melting at a lower temperature than the alloy as a whole.
    to heat (solder or the like) to melting.
    to join (metal objects) by heating and pressing together, usually with solder.
    to remove bits of metal from (gold coins) by shaking them against one another, as in a bag. Compare clip 1 ( def. 4 ) .
    to cause (tobacco or cocoa) to ferment.

    Noun

    the process of sweating or perspiring.
    that which is secreted from sweat glands; perspiration.
    a state or a period of sweating.
    hard work.
    Informal . a state of anxiety or impatience.
    a process of inducing sweating or perspiration, or of being sweated, as in medical treatment.
    moisture exuded from something or gathered on a surface.
    an exuding of moisture, as by a substance.
    an inducing of such exudation, as in some industrial process.
    a run given to a horse for exercise, as before a race.
    sweats, Informal . sweatpants, sweatshirts, sweat suits, or the like.

    Adjective

    Informal .
    (of clothes) made to be worn for exercise, sports, or other physical activity.
    made of the absorbent fabric used for such clothes
    sweat dresses.
    of, for, or associated with such clothes
    the sweat look in sportswear.

    Verb phrase

    sweat out, Informal .
    to await anxiously the outcome of; endure apprehensively
    The accused sweated out the jury's deliberation.
    to work arduously at or toward
    The director sweated out a camera angle with the cinematographer.

    Idioms

    no sweat
    Informal . with no difficulty or problem.
    sweat blood
    Informal .
    to be under a strain; work strenuously.
    to wait anxiously; worry
    He was sweating blood while his friend was being questioned by the police.
    sweat bullets
    Informal .
    to sweat profusely.
    to be apprehensive; worry.
    sweat it
    Informal .
    to wait anxiously; endure the best way one can
    There was no news of survivors, so all we could do was sweat it.
    to worry; be apprehensive
    You'll do OK, so don't sweat it.

    Antonyms

    verb
    be calm , ignore

    tác giả


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