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    [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]  | "meat sweats" 


    1: an increase in perspiration after consuming excessive quantities of meat


    Origin: 2003 ;

    [Noun]  | "cold sweat" 


    1: concurrent perspiration and chill usually associated with fear, pain, or shock


    Origin: 1582 ;

    [Noun]  | "flop sweat" 


    1: nervous sweat (as of a performer) caused especially by the fear of failing


    Origin: 1947 ;

    [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 ;

    [Plural noun]  | "night sweats" 


    1: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease


    Origin: 1703 ;

    [Phrase]  | "sweat blood" 


    1: to work or worry intensely

    [Phrasal verb]  | "sweat off" 


    1: to lose (an amount of weight) by sweating (especially by exercising a lot)

    [Phrasal verb]  | "sweat over" 


    1: to work very hard at (something)

    2: to feel worried or nervous about (something)

    [Noun]  | "sweats" 


    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 "



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    3: a state of nervous or irritated concern;


      * e.g., " ... he always ends up in a sweat during tax season "



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    [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]  | "sweats" 


    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" 


    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]  | "sweats 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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    [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]  | "sweats 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]  | "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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     [ "sweats" ]

    1: Pants and a matching jacket, usually made of nylon and generally worn together.

      * e.g.,  ... Sophia wore sweats to speech today. 

     [ "sweats" ]

    1: Verb. Bothering, nagging, crushing, extreme care/occupation with someone you are jealous or in love with. What someone does when they have a deep crush on you, that it becomes annoying. In love, obsessed with another so much to a fault. The person stating it disrespects, dismisses the person who sweats them.

      * e.g.,  ... Tina says mean things to me because she sweats me. Boy to girl who likes him: she calls me all the time, she sweats me. 

     [ "sweats" ]

    1: bunch of 6th form lads who think they are the best

      * e.g.,  ... there all a bunch of sweats 

     [ "sweats" ]

    1: This refers to sweating.

      * e.g.,  ... "You've got many sweats," uttered by Tenzin Choegyal (a Tibetan living in Dharmsala, India) while hiking in the Grand Canyon with Gregory V. Richardson on 15 March 200 

     [ "sweats" ]

    1: Expression of mild exasperation with regard to an incident of some minor but unwanted personal consequence.

      * e.g.,  ... That sweats. 

     [ "Sweat" ]

    1: Another word for a Try-Hard. Sweats constantly try to excel past their expectations, when in reality they always fall short. They constantly fail at achieving their goals to the point that they're sweaty and angry. That's why they're called sweats.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: HOW THE FUCK DID THAT BITCH KILL ME?!?! I HAD LEVEL 3 ARMOR AND A PUMP SHOTGUN! FUCKING HACKER! 

     [ "sweating" ]

    1: Calling, following, and/or obsessing over a person

      * e.g.,  ... Damn stop calling him every five minutes. Boys don't like it when you sweat them. 

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    1: To sweat on something, esp. in terms of games, can be to play it extensively and tryhard, usually ending up with them getting to things like high levels in a short time.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you hear about Matt? He sweated on that Call of Duty game that came out yesterday; he's already level 30! 

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    1: A sweat is a person who will try their hardest at every little thing. To the point where it's pointless, it can be sports, or school or anything.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, why is that kid so tired already? "Yea bro, he's a SWEAT" 

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    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 

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