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    [Verb]  | "sweat" | \ ˈswet \


    1: to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands : perspire

    2: to labor or exert oneself so as to cause perspiration

    3: to emit or exude moisture


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from swāt sweat; akin to Old High German sweiz sweat, Latin sudare to sweat, Greek hidrōs sweat;

    [Verb]  | "sweat out" 


    1: to work one's way painfully through or to

    2: to endure or wait through the course of


    Origin: 1589 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat" 


    1: hard work : drudgery

    2: the fluid excreted from the sweat glands of the skin : perspiration

    3: moisture issuing from or gathering in drops on a surface


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat bee" 


    1: any of various small black or brownish bees (family Halictidae) that are attracted to perspiration


    Origin: 1894 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat equity" 


    1: equity in a property resulting from labor invested in improvements that increase its value; also : the labor so invested


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat gland" 


    1: a simple tubular gland of the skin that excretes perspiration, is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the human skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft


    Origin: 1845 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat lodge" 


    1: a hut, lodge, or cavern heated by steam from water poured on hot stones and used especially by American Indians for ritual or therapeutic sweating


    Origin: 1850 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat suit" 


    1: a suit worn usually for exercise that consists of a sweatshirt and sweatpants


    Origin: 1930 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweat test" 


    1: a test for cystic fibrosis that involves measuring the subject's sweat for abnormally high sodium chloride content


    Origin: 1978 ;

    [Idiom]  | "sweat bullets" 


    1: to be very nervous or worried

    [Noun]  | "sweat" 


    1: the active use of energy in producing a result;


      * e.g., " ... save your sweat: no one will appreciate your efforts anyway "





    2: very hard or unpleasant work;


      * e.g., " ... it took years of sweat to bring the farm to the point where it is now "





    3: an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble;


      * e.g., " ... my boss told me not to get in a sweat about the accident—she'd make sure I wasn't blamed for it "



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    [Verb]  | "sweat" 


    1: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns "



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    2: to experience concern or anxiety;


      * e.g., " ... don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter "



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    3: to flow forth slowly through small openings;


      * e.g., " ... the oil coat may sweat through this varnish "



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    [Verb]  | "sweat out" 


    1: to put up with (something painful or difficult);


      * e.g., " ... I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out "



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    [Phrase]  | "sweat blood" 


    1: to devote serious and sustained effort;


      * e.g., " ... They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end. "



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    2: to experience concern or anxiety;


      * e.g., " ... He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin. "



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    [Phrase]  | "no sweat" 


    1: without difficulty;


      * e.g., " ... He said he could finish that job in an hour no sweat. "





     [ "sweat" ]

    1: A sweat is a person who tryhards on every game. It is annoying to lose to them because they stumbled upon your beginner's server as a master level.

      * e.g.,  ... example: that sweat just tryharded the game and killed me! not fair!!!!!11!!1!!!!1 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: someone who is a tryhard, usually at video games, and plays purely for competitive purposes and skips the fun

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1 : "AYYY... I cranked my 90s and destroyed that kid! Person 2 : "You're a fucking sweat!" 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: To care or worry about something.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't sweat the small stuff. 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: 1*. sweat (vi/vt; sweat or sweated, sweating): to fret or worry (about); especially, to worry excessively.

      * e.g.,  ...  (vt) don't sweat the small stuff. 


     [ "sweat" ]

    2: 2*. sweat (vi/vt; see 1): to work hard or diligently. "to sweat it out:" "to achieve a goal through hard work;" "to endure;" "to persevere or overcome;" also, "to suffer withdrawal symptoms;" "to kick a (drug) habit;" "to overcome a drug addiction."

      * e.g.,  ...  (vt) are you still sweating your midterms? i'm sure you passed! 


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    3: *in senses 1 or 2: "to sweat bullets" or "to sweat blood:" to worry frantically or to work strenuously. (allegedly, sweating blood is an actual but rare medical condition in which the blood from bursting capillaries mixes with the perspiration of nearby sweat glands.)

      * e.g.,  ...  (vi) every time her boy goes skateboarding, she sweats. 


     [ "sweat" ]

    4:  sweat (n): problem, difficulty; e.g., "a mountain of sweat:" "a difficult task," but in this sense often used negatively, with "no:" "no sweat:" "no problem;" sc "you're welcome."

      * e.g.,  ...  those hod carriers just sweat all day. 


     [ "sweat" ]

    5:  sweat (n): american postal slang for mail that does not belong at the indicated address (e.g., because it is addressed to recipients who no longer live there), especially machine-sorted mail that letter carriers must therefore bring back to the station after carrying to the street. "sweaty:" adjective describing such mail, mail that contains a fair amount of "sweat," or mail that tends to be undeliverable.

      * e.g.,  ...  well, if you can't score (drugs), you'll just have to sweat it out. 


     [ "sweat" ]

    6:  sweat (vt): pipefitter's term for soldering together two lengths of metal pipe, typically used with "-fit:" "sweat-fit" (-fit or -fitted, fitting).

      * e.g.,  ...  dad: "thanks for setting up my computer." daughter: "no sweat." 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: to be drawn to physically and sexually, an intense form of having a crush

      * e.g.,  ... I really sweat Devin. 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1:  over-patronize.


     [ "sweat" ]

    2:  worry or worry about.


     [ "sweat" ]

    3:  harass or scrutinize.

     [ "sweat" ]

    1:  to like, or adore

      * e.g.,  ...  J: "that guy is so fucking hot." 


     [ "sweat" ]

    2:  to copy or imitate

      * e.g.,  ...  A: "you sweat him so hard!" 


     [ "sweat" ]

    3:  to idolize

      * e.g.,  ...  I painted my room purple. The girl down the hall comes in and says she painted her room purple too. My reponse: "yea, you sweat me." 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: An unfortunate (but shockingly common) misspelling of the word sweet.

      * e.g.,  ... {seen on a sign above the loo in a public restroom If You Dribble 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: To have an affinity for

      * e.g.,  ... Yo playa, Shauniquwa been straight up sweating you. 

     [ "sweat" ]

    1: to interrogate someone, usually under a hot light, thus making them sweat.

      * e.g.,  ... yo, why you sweatin me dawg? 


     [ "sweat" ]

    2:  To give someone a hard time

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