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1.nounFluid 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.
2.nounThe state of one who sweats; diaphoresis."Just thinking about the interview tomorrow puts me into a nervous sweat."
3.noun(especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
4.nounThe sweating sickness.
5.nounMoisture issuing from any substance."the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack"
6.nounA short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
7.nounHard work; toil.
8.verbTo emit sweat.
9.verbTo cause to excrete moisture through skin.
10.verbTo work hard."I've been sweating over my essay all day."
11.verbTo extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression."to sweat a spendthrift"
12.verbTo worry.
13.verbTo worry about (something).
14.verbTo emit, in the manner of sweat."to sweat blood"
15.verbTo emit moisture."The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it."
16.verbTo solder (a pipe joint) together.
17.verbTo stress out."Stop sweatin' me!"
18.verbTo cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
19.verbTo remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
20.verbTo suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
21.verbTo scrape the sweat from (a horse).
22.nounA sweatsuit.
23.nounAny illness causing copious perspiration."I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?"
24.nounNervousness.