sweat
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old English swāt, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognate with West Frisian swit, Dutch zweet, German Schweiß, Danish sved, Swedish svett, Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn) (English shvitz), French sueur, Persian خوی (xway), Sanskrit स्वेद (svéda), Latvian sviedri, Tocharian B syā-, and Albanian djersë.
Noun [edit]
sweat (usually uncountable; plural sweats)
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- (UK, slang, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
- (historical) The sweating sickness.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 131:
- When the sweat comes back this summer, 1528, people say, as they did last year, that you won't get it if you don't think about it.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 131:
Synonyms [edit]
- (fluid that exits the body through pores): perspiration
- sudor
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from sweat (noun)
Translations [edit]
fluid that exits the body through pores
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old English swætan, from the noun swāt. Compare Dutch zweten, German schwitzen, Danish svede.
Verb [edit]
sweat (third-person singular simple present sweats, present participle sweating, simple past and past participle sweated)
- (intransitive) To emit sweat.
- (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
- (intransitive, informal) To worry.
- (transitive, colloquial) To worry about (something). [from 20th c.]
- 2010, Brooks Barnes, "Studios battle to save Narnia", The New York Times, 5 Dec 2010:
- There are few matters studio executives sweat more than maintaining their franchises.
- 2010, Brooks Barnes, "Studios battle to save Narnia", The New York Times, 5 Dec 2010:
- (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
- to sweat blood.
- (intransitive) To emit moisture.
- The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.
- (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
- (transitive, slang) To stress out.
- Stop sweatin' me!
- (transitive, intransitive) To cook slowly in shallow oil without browning.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from sweat (verb)
Translations [edit]
to emit sweat
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informal: to work hard
informal: to worry
to emit in the manner of sweat
transitive: to cook slowly
intransitive: to cook slowly
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English sweatshirt.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /swit/
Noun [edit]
sweat m (plural sweats)
- sweatshirt
- Les sweats à capuche sont interdits dans certaines lieux publics en Grande-Bretagne.
- Hoodies are prohibited in some places in Great Britain.
- Les sweats à capuche sont interdits dans certaines lieux publics en Grande-Bretagne.
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- en:Bodily fluids
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