sweat
1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands (Freq. 11)
- sweat poured off his brow
• Syn:
perspiration, sudor
• Derivationally related forms:
perspire (for: perspiration)
• Hypernyms:
secretion
• Substance Meronyms:
water, H2O
2. agitation resulting from active worry
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
• Syn:
fret, stew, lather, swither
• Derivationally related forms:
stew (for: stew), fret (for: fret)
• Hypernyms:
agitation
3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface
- the cold glasses were streaked with sweat
• Hypernyms:
condensation, condensate
4. use of physical or mental energy;
hard work
- he got an A for effort
- they managed only with great exertion
• Syn:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail
• Derivationally related forms:
travail (for: travail), exert (for: exertion)
• Hypernyms:
labor, labour, toil
• Hyponyms:
struggle, trouble, difficulty, least effort, least resistance,
strain, straining, exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion,
workout, pull, application, diligence, overkill, supererogation,
overexertion, friction, detrition, rubbing
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin (Freq. 5)
- Exercise makes one sweat
• Syn:
sudate, perspire
• See Also:
sweat off
• Derivationally related forms:
perspiration (for: perspire), sudation (for: sudate), sweater, sweating
• Hypernyms:
excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
• Hyponyms:
swelter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Did his feet sweat?
- Sam and Sue sweat
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