sweat

noun

• 1moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.
• an instance of exuding moisture through the pores of the skin:even thinking about him made me break out in a sweat we’d all worked up a sweat in spite of the cold
• informal a state of flustered anxiety or distress:I don’t believe he’d get into such a sweat about a girl
• informal hard work; effort:computer graphics take a lot of the sweat out of animation

• 2 (sweats)informal term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.
• [as modifier] denoting loose casual garments made of thick, fleecy cotton:sweat tops and bottoms

verb (sweats, sweating; past sweated or sweat)

• 1 [no object] exude sweat:he was sweating profusely
• [with object] (sweat something out/off) get rid of (something) from the body by exuding sweat:a well-hydrated body sweats out waste products more efficiently
• [with object] cause (a person or animal) to exude sweat by exercise or exertion:cold as it was, the climb had sweated him
• (of food or an object) ooze or exude beads of moisture onto its surface:cheese stored at room temperature will quickly begin to sweat
• (of a person) exert a great deal of strenuous effort:I’ve sweated over this for six months
• (of a person) be or remain in a state of extreme anxiety, typically for a prolonged period:I let her sweat for a while, then I asked her out again
• [with object] informal worry about (something):he’s not going to have a lot of time to sweat the details

• 2 [with object] heat (chopped vegetables) slowly in a pan with a small amount of fat, so that they cook in their own juices:sweat the celery and onions with olive oil and seasoning
• [no object] (of chopped vegetables) be cooked by sweating:let the chopped onion sweat gently for five minutes

• 3 [with object] subject (metal) to surface melting, especially to fasten or join by solder without a soldering iron:the tire is sweated onto the wooden parts