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verb

1. To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin: lather, perspire. See dry/wet.
2. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain¹, strive, toil, travail, tug, work. Idioms: break one'sbackneck. See work/play.

phrasal verb - sweat out

To carry on through despite hardships: endure. Slang tough out,, continue/stop/pause.

noun

1. Moisture excreted through the pores of the skin: lather, perspiration. See dry/wet.
2. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, moil, toil, travail, work. Chiefly British fag. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See work/play.
3. A condition of excited distress: fume. Informal snit, state, swivet. Slang tizzy. See calm/agitation.

Idioms beginning with sweat:
sweat of one's brow
sweat bullets
sweat out

See also by the sweat of one's brow; in a cold sweat; no problem (sweat).

Definition: hard work
Antonyms: entertainment, recreation

v

Definition: worry about; bear
Antonyms: be calm, ignore

A clear watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands. Sweat contains salts (mainly sodium chloride and urea), but it is less concentrated than blood plasma. Sweat plays a minor role in nitrogenous excretion. Its main function is to provide a cooling effect when it evaporates from the skin surface. Urocanic acid in sweat may protect the skin against ultraviolet radiation.

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Quotes:

"Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment." - Heywood Broun

The excretion of the sweat (sudoriparous) glands of the skin; perspiration. Sweating produces an evaporative cooling of the body, the importance varying between species, and also serves an excretory function. Substances eliminated in sweat include water, sodium chloride and small amounts of urea, lactic acid and potassium ions. In humans the ability to lose heat by sweating is much greater than that in domestic animals. Cattle have a high sweat rate (150 g/m²/h at 40°C), sheep lose less (32 g/m²/h) and dogs lose an insignificant amount. Horses probably have the highest sweat rate of all.
Excessive sweating is called diaphoresis, hyperhidrosis.

• atrichial s. gland — see sweat glands (below).
• eccrine s. gland — called also atrichial sweat gland; see sweat glands (below).
• s. fly — Morrelia aenescens, M. hortorum, M. simplex.
• s. glands — the glands that secrete sweat, situated in the corium or subcutaneous tissue, and opening by a duct on the surface of the body. They are of two types: (1) the ordinary or eccrine sweat glands are unbranched, coiled, tubular glands that promote cooling by evaporation of their secretion. They are innervated by cholinergic nerve fibers; (2) the apocrine sweat glands are large, branched, specialized glands that empty into the upper portion of a hair follicle instead of directly onto the skin surface, and have no secretory innervation but are sensitive to epinephrine in the bloodstream. Called also sudoriferous, or sudoriparous, glands.
• paratrichial s. gland — see apocrine sweat gland.
• s. scraper — a semicircular band of metal with a handle to be dragged over a horse's skin like a squeegee to remove excess moisture quickly.

Perspiration. A clear liquid exuded or excreted from the sudoriferous glands. It possesses a characteristic odor, is slightly alkaline, salty to the taste, and, when mixed with sebaceous secretion, acidic. Sweating is under the control of the sympathetic nervous system, although it may be stimulated by parasympathetic drugs. Thermoregulatory sweating is influenced by the blood temperature’s affecting the nervous centers and by reflexes associated with heat receptors in the skin.

• Cooking Techniques - sweat: (vb) cook vegetables or fruits slowly to release their juices

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sved, svedetur
v. intr. - svede, slide
v. tr. - svede, slæbe, slide, udbytte, tage i grundigt forhør

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    i sit ansigts sved
• in a cold sweat    få koldsved, blive nervøs
• in a sweat    badet i sved, rystende af spænding, angst
• no sweat    intet problem
• old sweat    soldaterveteran, gammel soldat
• sweat it out    holde ud
• sweat suit    svededragt
• sweat test    svedtest

Nederlands (Dutch)
zweten, zich inspannen, bang zijn, lassen, uithoren, zweet, hard werk, stevige training (paard)

Français (French)
n. - sueur, suée, labeur (sout), vieux de la vielle, survêtement (npl)
v. intr. - suer, transpirer, transpirer (le fromage), (fig) laisser mariner qn
v. tr. - (Culin) faire suer, cuisiner (un suspect), interroger

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    à la sueur de son front
• don't sweat it    ne le laisse pas mariner
• in a cold sweat    (avoir) des sueurs froides
• in a sweat    (être) en sueur
• no sweat    pas de problème (excl)
• old sweat    vieux routier
• sweat it out    (Méd) faire transpirer beaucoup pour faire tomber la fièvre, (fig) s'armer de patience
• sweat out    (fig) s'armer de patience
• sweat suit    survêtement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schweiß, Schwerarbeit, Schwitzwasser
v. - schwitzen, hart arbeiten

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    im Schweiße seines Angesichts
• don't sweat it    (inf) keine Sorge!
• in a cold sweat    in kalten Schweiß (ausbrechen)
• in a sweat    vor Angst schwitzend
• no sweat    kein Problem
• old sweat    (Slang) alter Soldat
• sweat it out    durchhalten
• sweat out    schwitzen
• sweat suit    Trainingsanzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιδρώτας, εφίδρωση, (μτφ.) αγγαρεία, χαμαλίκι, μόχθος, ανησυχία
v. - ιδρώνω, (μτφ.) μοχθώ, ξεπατώνομαι, (για τοίχο κ.λπ.) βγάζω υγρασία
adj. - για τον ιδρώτα, (ανατ.) ιδρωτοποιός

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    με τον ιδρώτα του προσώπου μου
• in a cold sweat    σε μεγάλη ανησυχία
• in a sweat    ανήσυχος
• no sweat    καμιά δυσκολία!, κανένας φόβος!
• old sweat    βετεράνος, παλιά καραβάνα
• sweat it out    τα βγάζω πέρα μόνος μου
• sweat suit    (ενδυμ.) αθλητική φόρμα
• sweat test    τεστ κοπώσεως

Italiano (Italian)
trasudare, sudare, sudore

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    col sudore della propria fronte
• in a cold sweat    in sudore freddo
• in a sweat    in un bagno di sudore
• no sweat    facilmente
• old sweat    veterano
• sweat it out    riuscirci a fatica, farselo passare sudando, sopportare, resistere
• sweat suit    tuta da ginnastica
• sweat test    esame sotto sforzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suor (m)
v. - suar
adj. - do suor

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    pelo suor do rosto
• in a cold sweat    suando frio
• in a sweat    em apuros
• no sweat    sem problema
• old sweat    suor (m) frio
• sweat it out    esperar ansioso o resultado
• sweat suit    training
• sweat test    teste (m) de força

Русский (Russian)
пот, испарина, потение, запотевание, изнурительный труд, беспокойство, затруднение, потеть, запотевать, пропитать потом, тяжело работать, эксплуатировать, подвергаться наказанию, вымогать, волноваться

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    в поте лица своего
• in a cold sweat    в холодном поту, в ужасе
• in a sweat    в волнении, в ярости
• no sweat    не беспокойтесь, это легче легкого, все в порядке
• old sweat    бывалый солдат, бывалый человек
• sweat it out    ожидать с тревогой исхода дела
• sweat suit    тренировочный костюм
• sweat test    проба пота, до первого пота

Español (Spanish)
n. - sudor, trabajo pesado
v. intr. - sudar, trasudar, exudar
v. tr. - sudar, trasudar, exudar, hacer sudar, hacer eliminar con el sudor, explotar, hacer trabajar en malas condiciones, sacar dinero (a uno), producir con esfuerzo, fundir, soldar, calentar hasta la fusión, secar (al horno), extraer (por el calor)

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    con el sudor de su frente
• don't sweat it    no te preocupes
• in a cold sweat    sudor frío
• in a sweat    angustiado, preso de ansiedad, bañado en sudor
• no sweat    ¡no hay problema!
• old sweat    viejo soldado
• sweat it out    aguantarlo
• sweat out    aguantarlo, esperar ansiosamente un resultado
• sweat suit    chandal, traje de entrenamiento, sudadera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svett, slit, besvär, svettning
v. - svettas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
汗, 汗水, 焦急, 神经紧张, 不安, 水珠, 水汽, 苦差使, 出汗, 焦虑, 烦恼, 结水珠, 附上水汽, 懊恼, 使出汗, 榨出, 流出

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    靠自己辛勤劳动
• in a cold sweat    冒冷汗
• in a sweat    一身大汗, 焦急
• no sweat    不费力地
• old sweat    老兵, 有经验的老手
• sweat it out    硬撑到底
• sweat suit    运动套装, 运动衫裤
• sweat test    艰难测试

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 汗, 汗水, 焦急, 神經緊張, 不安, 水珠, 水汽, 苦差使
v. intr. - 出汗, 焦慮, 煩惱, 結水珠, 附上水汽, 懊惱
v. tr. - 使出汗, 榨出, 流出

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    靠自己辛勤勞動
• in a cold sweat    冒冷汗
• in a sweat    一身大汗, 焦急
• no sweat    不費力地
• old sweat    老兵, 有經驗的老手
• sweat it out    硬撐到底
• sweat suit    運動套裝, 運動衫褲
• sweat test    艱難測試

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 땀, 물방울, 습기
v. intr. - 땀 흘리다, 땀나다
v. tr. - 흘리다, 분비하다

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    이마에 땀 흘리며, 몸을 아끼지 않고 일하여
• in a cold sweat    두려워서
• in a sweat    땀에 젖어
• sweat it out    격한 운동을 하다, 끝까지 견디다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汗, 発汗, 露, きつい仕事, 心配, 湿気
v. - 汗をかく, 搾取される, 汗水流して働く, 汗をかかせる, 酷使する, 水滴がつく, 分泌する

idioms:

• by the sweat of one's brow    額に汗して, 一生懸命働いて
• in a sweat    汗を流して, 心配して
• no sweat    わけなく
• sweat it out    激しい運動をする, 最後まで耐える
• sweat suit    スウェットスーツ
• sweat test    汗の吸い取りテスト

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عرق , كدح (فعل) يعرق , يكدح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זיעה, הזעה, לחות, טיפות, עבודה מפרכת‬
v. intr. - ‮הזיע, עבד קשה‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם להזעה, העביד בפרך, פלט טיפות‬

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